Synonyms for jolt
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : johlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’oÊŠlt |
Top 10 synonyms for jolt Other synonyms for the word jolt
- astonish
- blow
- bombshell
- bounce
- bowl over
- churn
- clash
- collision
- concussion
- discompose
- double whammy
- floor
- impact
- jar
- jerk
- jog
- jostle
- jounce
- jump
- kick
- knock over
- lay out
- lurch
- percussion
- perturb
- quiver
- shake
- shot
- shove
- spring something on
- stagger
- start
- startle
- stun
- surprise
- throw a curve
- thunderbolt
- upset
Définition of jolt
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.
- noun surprise; sudden push
- verb surprise; push suddenly
- The "Compact" swung and tilted with the jolt of her energetic movements.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- I had had the jolt that I needed from life—its agony and bloody sweat, its mystery.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He, too, reined up with a jolt and leaped out of the saddle.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- He sat down with a jolt, and glared fiercely at his friend beside him.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- You bandy-legged rat, get up there, or I'll give you a jolt.
- Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- She'll be killed, too, if you jolt me—the shock'll pass to her.
- Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- The cab stopped with a jolt; they were at St. Pancras station.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- To be shore, if anything happens, you're in for a jo-darter of a jolt.
- Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
- But that fat man got his jolt finally, just the same, and got it good, too.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
- Just from that you can realize how he had me guessing, for it takes quite some jolt to make me coy.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
Antonyms for jolt
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