Antonyms for jolted

Grammar : Verb

Spell : johlt

Phonetic Transcription : dʒoʊlt

Definition of jolted

Origin : 1590s, perhaps from Middle English jollen, chollen "to knock, to batter" (early 15c.), or an alteration of obsolete jot (v.) "to jostle" (1520s). Perhaps related to earlier jolt head "a big, stupid head" (1530s). Figurative sense of "to startle, surprise" is from 1872. Related: Jolted; jolting.

verb surprise; push suddenly

Example sentences :

The cab rattled, jingled, jolted; in fact, the last was quite extraordinary.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

I jolted him a couple of jolts with my fist, and he broke and run.
Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden

The blast wouldn't have jolted our screen too much, and you could have gotten him again.
Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole

Jolted by the sudden fall, Gorham was quiet for a fraction of a second.
Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole

“We are well chaperoned,” he grumbled, as they jolted out of the piazza.
Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster

Careening this way and that, it jolted swiftly over the pavement.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 » by Various

It was almost as good as flying, except that you got jolted off sooner or later.
Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd

His horse lagged behind the adjutant's and jolted him at every step.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

The animal left the ground and jolted down stiff-legged on all fours.
Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine

But I should think clocks would have been ruined if jolted about on horseback!
Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett

Synonyms for jolted

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