How do you use Twerk in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Twerk meaning
- Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
- A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
Using Twerk
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”). | A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
- In the example corpus, twerk often appears in combinations such as: to twerk, twerk on.
Context around Twerk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Twerk
- In this selection, "twerk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, started, repeat, space, fans, bro and offenders stand out and add context to how "twerk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a repeat twerk offenders and asked to twerk on stage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "twerk" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with twerk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The owner Tyron Salih started Twerk'N'Jerk in June 2020 during the peak of the pandemic. (17 words)
Still, Mr. Schue thinks it would be a good idea for everyone in the club to twerk. (17 words)
And during “My House,” even some of the guys let loose enough to get their twerk on. (17 words)
One viewer, Sean Walker, tweeted: "Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg, first female Ballon D'Or winner after scoring over 250 career goals at the age 23, asked to twerk on stage in front of footballing giants and the public watching. (39 words)
In this series finale, a newly enlightened Maxxx (O-T Fagbenle) has concerns about his religious music video (“Angels don’t twerk, bro”) and manager Tamzin (Pippa Bennett-Warner) seems to have lost faith. (34 words)
So when a video of Chance at Jamaica Carnival hit Twitter showing him on the receiving end of a twerk, fans wanted to know what was up. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
So when a video of Chance at Jamaica Carnival hit Twitter showing him on the receiving end of a twerk, fans wanted to know what was up.
The owner Tyron Salih started Twerk'N'Jerk in June 2020 during the peak of the pandemic.
In this series finale, a newly enlightened Maxxx (O-T Fagbenle) has concerns about his religious music video (“Angels don’t twerk, bro”) and manager Tamzin (Pippa Bennett-Warner) seems to have lost faith.
Now according to this surveillance videos in this post, the groups in question seem to be a repeat twerk-offenders.
Still, Mr. Schue thinks it would be a good idea for everyone in the club to twerk.
And during “My House,” even some of the guys let loose enough to get their twerk on.
Seattle neo-soul outfit Hoshin will headline with support from Crystal & Quiet (aka Gabriel Much) and "deep space twerk" artist Luna God.
One viewer, Sean Walker, tweeted: "Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg, first female Ballon D'Or winner after scoring over 250 career goals at the age 23, asked to twerk on stage in front of footballing giants and the public watching.
Common combinations with twerk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to twerk 2×
- twerk on 2×