jolting
/ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
“The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.”
- 2
To knock sharply
- 3
To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
“I jolted her out of complacency.”
- 4
To shock emotionally.
“Her untimely death jolted us all.”
- 5
To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
“The car jolted along the stony path.”
noun
- 1
A movement or action that jolts.
adjective
- 1
Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
adjective
- 1
Inspiring shock; startling.
- 2
Unusually obscene or lewd.
- 3
Extremely bad.
“What a shocking calamity!”
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