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Jolt

noun

A sudden jarring impact. Synonyms: jar, jounce, shock. "All the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"

An abrupt spasmodic movement. Synonyms: jerk, jerking, saccade.

verb

(past & past part. jolted; pres. part. jolting)

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion. Synonym: jar.

Disturb (someone's) composure.

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"Jolt" Quotes from Famous Books

... jolt or a jar from one consideration to its opposite. Elise was cold and he was normally and nobly passionate Elise was horrible and he was chivalrously pure. Whichever way he ...

— Mr. Waddington of Wyck • May Sinclair

... surrounding country, then so bleak and bare, was now rejoicing in the beauty of early spring. My fatigue was all forgotten, and I enjoyed my present ride as though I had not before known what a bone-breaking jolt was. ...

— Impressions of America - During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. • Tyrone Power

... heard from in front, turning: then nearer: then horses' hoofs. A jolt. Their carriage began to move, creaking and swaying. Other hoofs and creaking wheels started behind. The blinds of the avenue passed and number nine with its craped knocker, door ...

— Ulysses • James Joyce

... that was a pretty stiff jolt. No Dark Place; who ever heard of such a thing? The eldest shoonoo rose, cradling his graven image in his arms, and ...

— Oomphel in the Sky • Henry Beam Piper

... very angry, and his face turned a dull red. He raised his cane, and struck sharply at Hal. But Hal was not there, and a moment later the man received a sharp jolt on the jaw as ...

— The Boy Allies with the Cossacks - Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians • Clair W. Hayes

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