jolt

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

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

Noun

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

Concepts

secouer

à-coup

balloter

cahoter

secousse

soubresaut

osciller

balancer

cahot

remuer

se remuer

se tortiller

trémousser

secouer légèrement

frétiller

saccade

ballotter

choc

bercer

ébranler

éclair

foudre

pousser

Synonymes

shake

🫨

jerk

shock

⚡

jar

🫙

bump

swing

rock

🪨

jounce

toss

impact

thrust

yank

startle

jolting

collision

💥

oscillate

upset

tremor

bounce

jostle

shaking

🫨

jog

jiggle

surprise

rattle

vibrate

sway

poke

concussion

nudge

push

joggle

pluck out

blow

stroke

wobble

vibration

thump

twitch

whack

shove

strike

shake up

jerking

quake

roll

saccade

hunting

hit

galvanize

Traductions

rütteln

schokken

sacudir

sobbalzo

sacudida

holpern

scossa

schütteln

wiegen

τίναγμα

schaukeln

colpo

Ruck

scuotere

aufrütteln

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒlt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: jollen

Appartenant à moyen anglais: chollen

In summary

Perhaps from joll (“to knock, strike”) + -t (frequentative suffix).