joltverb
uk/dʒəʊlt/us/dʒoʊlt/jolt verb (MOVE SUDDENLY)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently:
The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards.
The truck jolted along the rough track through the field.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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jolt verb (SHOCK)
[ T ] 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 sb into/out of sth
to give someone a sudden shock that forces them to act:
The news about Sam's illness jolted her into action.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making people sad, shocked and upset
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bite
- burn
- haunt
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify
- hurt sb's feelings idiom
- hurtful
- laugh
- mess
- nose
- shake
- tear sb apart
- tear sb's heart out idiom
- torture
- traumatize
- twist/turn the knife (in the wound) idiom
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Causing somebody to act
joltnoun [ C ]
uk/dʒəʊlt/us/dʒoʊlt/jolt noun [ C ] (MOVEMENT)
a sudden violent movement:
As the plane touched the ground, there was a massive jolt and we were thrown forwards.
I woke up with a jolt as I thought I heard my bedroom door being pushed open.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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jolt noun [ C ] (SHOCK)
an unpleasant shock or surprise:
His self-confidence took a sudden jolt with the news that he had not been selected.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making people sad, shocked and upset
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bite
- burn
- haunt
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify
- hurt sb's feelings idiom
- hurtful
- laugh
- mess
- nose
- shake
- tear sb apart
- tear sb's heart out idiom
- torture
- traumatize
- twist/turn the knife (in the wound) idiom
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