jolting

/ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To push or shake abruptly and roughly.

    “The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.”
  2. 2

    To knock sharply

  3. 3

    To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert

    “I jolted her out of complacency.”
  4. 4

    To shock emotionally.

    “Her untimely death jolted us all.”
  5. 5

    To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

    “The car jolted along the stony path.”

noun

  1. 1

    A movement or action that jolts.

adjective

  1. 1

    Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.

adjective

  1. 1

    Inspiring shock; startling.

  2. 2

    Unusually obscene or lewd.

  3. 3

    Extremely bad.

    “What a shocking calamity!”

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