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# How to pronounce "jork" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/d͡ʒɔɹk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **jork**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/41/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-jork.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-jork.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To jerk (masturbate).
  - *Example*: "jork it"

### NOUN
- An act of masturbation.
  - *Example*: "one last jork before the year ends"

### Example Sentences
- "jork it"
- "one last jork before the year ends"
- "directs a comparative research laboratory at the jorks National Primate Research Center uh examining emotional communication and social cognition in"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "jork" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "chimpanzees Dr par received her PhD in Psychology at Emer University and is now an assistant professor in the division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and directs a comparative research laboratory at the jorks National Primate Research Center uh examining emotional communication and social cognition in monkeys and apes uh Dr par has received several Awards in her career including the Frank a beach comparative psychology award from the American Psychological"
- **Watch at 0:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP8ey3Nmbe8&t=15s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "steps towards the vocal and specifically we included an amendment that uh Congressman Ken jorki who was the number two Democrat had pushed hard over the"
- **Watch at 25:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtcV_UdtU4&t=1520s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "go up here on the question up here uh hi my name is alex jorkin i'm a student joined between the kennedy"
- **Watch at 24:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LprXbjUXQiY&t=1496s)


## How to Pronounce "jork"

- **Syllables**: jork
- **IPA**: `/d͡ʒɔɹk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[jorks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jorks), [jorked](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jorked), [jorking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jorking)


## Related Pronunciations

[jock](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jock), [joan](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/joan), [job](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/job), [joba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/joba), [jobe](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jobe), [jobs](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jobs), [jocko](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jocko), [jocks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jocks)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “jork”?
“jork” is pronounced /d͡ʒɔɹk/ (jork). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### What does “jork” mean?
To jerk (masturbate).

### How can I hear “jork” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “jork” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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