jolting

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jolting

/ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/ US

adjective more jolting · most jolting

Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements. One day while working at an ad agency in Greenville, South Carolina, Jay got this joltin' notion to do a novelty number around the then-hot CB (citizen's band radio) craze.
Synonym of shocking.
Similar: shocking

noun joltings

gerund gerund of jolt: an action or movement that jolts. [T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of jolt

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@misc{jolting_2026,
  title = {jolting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jolting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}