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- Dictionaryjolt/dʒəʊlt/
verb
- 1. push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly: "a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards" Similar
noun
- 1. an abrupt rough or violent movement: "he felt a jolt when the plane started to climb" Similar
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Jolted is the past tense and past participle of jolt, which means to move suddenly and violently or to shock someone. Learn how to use jolted in sentences with different meanings and contexts.
- English (US)
to shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way...
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- Jolt
to ( cause something or someone to) move suddenly and...
- English (US)
Jolt means to move suddenly and violently, or to shock someone in an unpleasant way. Learn how to use jolt as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and examples from different contexts.
Jolt can be a noun or a verb that means a sudden blow, movement, shock, or setback. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of jolt from Merriam-Webster.
to shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way of thinking: The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience (= make people feel guilty and take action). jolt someone into/out of something.
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.
adjective. bumped or shaken jerkily. “the jolted passengers”. synonyms: agitated. physically disturbed or set in motion. adjective. disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock. “retrieved his named from her jolted memory”.
Jolted means moved or dislodged with a sudden, hard blow, or disturbed psychologically as if by a shock. Find the origin, usage, and related words of jolted in this online dictionary.