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jolt

The correct spelling is jolt.

How to pronounce jolt

/dʒɒlt/
noun

IPA: /dʒɒlt/

Say it like: Jol-t

The correct spelling is jolt. An act of jolting. For example: "The bus jolted its passengers at every turn."

Usage Examples

The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.

I jolted her out of complacency.

Her untimely death jolted us all.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of jolting.
  2. 2.A surprise or shock.
  3. 3.A long prison sentence.
  4. 4.A narcotic injection.

verb

  1. 1.To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
  2. 2.To knock sharply
  3. 3.To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
  4. 4.To shock emotionally.
  5. 5.To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

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