jolting
present participle ofjolt
jolt
verb
uk/dʒəʊlt/us/dʒoʊlt/joltverb(MOVE SUDDENLY)
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to (causesomething or someone to)movesuddenlyandviolently:
Thetrainstoppedunexpectedlyand we were joltedforwards.
Thetruckjoltedalongtheroughtrackthrough thefield.
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
joltverb(SHOCK)
[T]
toshocksomeone inordertochangetheirbehaviouror way ofthinking:
Thecharityusedphotosofstarvingchildrenin anattemptto jolt thepublicconscience(= makepeoplefeelguiltyand takeaction).
joltsomeoneinto/out ofsomething
to give someone asuddenshockthatforcesthem toact:
Thenewsabout Sam'sillnessjolted her intoaction.
Making people sad, shocked and upset
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
- bite
- haunt
- heartbreaker
- heartbreakingly
- hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
- horrify
- mess
- nose
- sensitivity
- shake
- shakesomeoneup
- shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
- shattering
- shocker
- sorrow
- tear
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Causing somebody to act
Examplesofjolting
jolting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
From this point, the book takes a completely different-and ratherjolting-turn.
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The second is more singular andjolting.
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They are slow, and after a few miles one finds thejoltingrather tiresome.
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It takes out one of the most objectionable features of traditional railway travel—thejolting.
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He said there was sleeping accommodation in the lorry, but he could not sleep owing to thejoltingon the road.
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Numbers of them are now reporting sick because of back injuries caused byjoltingupon that road.
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That would not be much more expensive, but it would prevent this continual rundown andjolting, and planning could take place.
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The picture of a series of loose cannonsjoltingand knocking around the deck will make anyone who is seriously concerned about the future of our continent shudder.
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However, steering ajoltingtiller with sheer muscle power was difficult for heavy four-wheel vehicles moving at high speed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But this death was, you might say, thejoltingrealization of the equality of the risk.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cage rolls into the tree,joltingthe canary and waking him up.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In terms of technique this film gets as rough andjoltingas any film can.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The breed is said to have a short stride and ajolting, weak trot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Afterjoltingawake, the character discovers over the next several days that they have developed magical powers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Glassware objects broke and porcelain could be seenjoltingout of cupboards.
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- solemn promise
- solemn responsibility
- sole motive
- solenoid
- sole objective
- sole occupant
- sole occupation
- sole owner
- sole ownership
- sole possession
- sole practitioner
- sole property
- sole proprietor
- sole-proprietor
- sole proprietor company
- sole-proprietor-company
- sole proprietor liability
- sole-proprietor-liability
- sole proprietorship
- sole-proprietorship
- sole provider
- sole purpose
- sole reason
- sole reliance
- sole representative