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/dʒˈoʊltɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Jolt v. t.

To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.

To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of bed.

To stun or shock or change the mental state of (a person) suddenly, as if with a blow; as, the sight of the house on fire jolted him into action; his mother's early death jolted his idyllic happiness.

Jolt v. i. (past & past part. jolted; pres. part. jolting) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.

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"Jolting" Quotes from Famous Books

... a slow pace, pausing to take a look where there was any object worth the attention, they came one afternoon, about the fourth day from their departure, to Wigan. When they had journeyed thence a mile or so, as they were passing down a jolting road, Bridget, whose curious eye was ever on the look-out, suddenly exclaimed, at the same time pointing ...

— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) • John Roby

... fortunate was Nugget. The dizzy whirl of the current and the jolting motion of the waves so terrified him that he dropped his paddle and clutched the combing with both hands. Then, as the bushes directly ahead caught his eye, he threw up his ...

— Canoe Boys and Campfires - Adventures on Winding Waters • William Murray Graydon

... into a big wagon, and sat on the hay. I would have gone in that way too, but Mr. Trowbridge wanted me to try his horse; and we could hear the others laughing every minute as they came jolting on behind us. ...

— Lady Betty Across the Water • Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

... father, who had had some experience in gunshot wounds, did his best to attend to the poor men; but the last discovered died in the course of a few minutes, and we had now only one, the sole survivor of the massacre, to carry with us. A rough litter was at once formed, as he could not bear the jolting of a horse; and he was carried forward on the shoulders of some of our people, who willingly undertook the task. As it was dangerous to remain in the exposed position in which we were, we now advanced as fast as possible, fearing that at any moment we might ...

— In the Wilds of Florida - A Tale of Warfare and Hunting • W.H.G. Kingston

... laden with ore has often one panier overhanging the valley a thousand feet below it. Constantly in the long trains of animals descending to the coast, a slip of the foot or a charge from behind, for they all come down the steep track with a jolting shuffle, sends mule and its load over the ledge. We found it very difficult in places to get out of the way in time to let the trains pass. Flocks of parrots and great macaws screeching and flying about added to the novelty ...

— Tracks of a Rolling Stone • Henry J. Coke

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