Every now and then he moved from this position so that the chains did not jerk him back when the clock hands moved.

Finally the third bell rang, the whistle sounded, the engine screeched, the chain jerked and the man crossed himself.

The long chain jerked taut and held it helpless by the scruff of its tawny neck.

The chains jerked rigid, but did very little to the wall.

The free manacle struck him in the head, and the chain jerked him along upside-down.

But as he thought that, he suddenly felt the jerk of the coercions on him, a chain jerking a dog back to its kennel.

The chain snatched sharply at his wrists and nearly jerked his arms from their sockets.

A chain jerked to straightness and held in tension long enough can produce a low-frequency twanging sort of sound you might someday recognize.