However, the boat merely lurched forward and then stopped dead.

The boat lurched as if it had been given shock treatment.

The boat lurched; I fell over, losing the pole for good in the bay.

Suddenly a face slap of wind whipped up the waves, and the boat lurched.

The boat lurched as the first real waves lifted the bow and dropped it again.

The boat lurched, for all the world as if someone invisible were trying to get into it.

The boat lurched forward, carrying them away from the vineyard.

The boat lurched into the air and out over the precipice.

But, before she could once more find her rest, the boat lurched and banged to a halt.

The boat lurched and swung as if eager to be off.