jolt

[ johlt ]

/ dʒoʊlt /

verb (used with object)

to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly: The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road.

to knock sharply so as to dislodge: He jolted the nail free with a stone.

to stun with a blow, especially in boxing.

to shock emotionally or psychologically: His sudden death jolted us all.

to bring to a desired state sharply or abruptly: to jolt a person into awareness.

to make active or alert, as by using an abrupt, sharp, or rough manner: to jolt someone's memory.

to interfere with or intrude upon, especially in a rough or crude manner; interrupt disturbingly.

verb (used without object)

to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks: The car jolted to a halt.

noun

a jolting shock, movement, or blow: The automobile gave a sudden jolt.

an emotional or psychological shock: The news of his arrest gave me quite a jolt.

something that causes such a shock: The news was a jolt to me.

a sudden, unexpected rejection or defeat: Their policy got a rude jolt from the widespread opposition.

Slang. a prison sentence.

Slang. an injection of a narcotic.

a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey; a jolt of fresh air.

Origin of jolt

1590–1600; blend of jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dial.

OTHER WORDS FROM jolt

jolt·er, noun jolt·ing·ly, adverb jolt·less, adjective un·jolt·ed, adjective

Words nearby jolt

jolly boat, jolly jumper, jolly roger, jolo, jolson, jolt, jolty, jomo, jomon, jon, jon.

Example sentences from the Web for jolting

In its presence--jolting, sudden, horrific—the monster is the monster of grief.

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The assumption was that an electric chair death would occur by jolting the heart into stopping.

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Audiences can be jaded when it comes to horror novels, as they are used to jolting films.

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They say the quote serves as a jolting reminder of how quickly people can change.

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First, Iowa is still up in the air and could deliver a jolting surprise.

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I looked behind the curtain and saw that the sides and bottom were cushioned to diminish the effect of jolting.

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Through this they drove, jolting over a good many rough obstacles and then through another gate and stopped.

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Then tops of small branches are allowed to remain, and very much diminish the jolting caused by the inequalities of the ground.

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The train was jolting, there were draughts, and now I am sitting on my bed, holding my head and expecting tic douloureux.

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The jolting ride continued endlessly, he had no way of measuring the time.

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British Dictionary definitions for jolting

jolt

/ (dʒəʊlt) /

verb (tr)

to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle

to move in a jolting manner

to surprise or shock

noun

a sudden jar or blow

an emotional shock

Derived forms of jolt

jolter, noun joltingly, adverb jolty, adjective

Word Origin for jolt

C16: probably blend of dialect jot to jerk and dialect joll to bump

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verb (tr)

noun

Derived forms of jolt

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jolt

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of jolt

OTHER WORDS FROM jolt

Words nearby jolt

Words related to jolting

Example sentences from the Web for jolting

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