jolt

(Inglés)

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.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒlt/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: jollen

Relativo a Middle English: chollen

In summary

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

Sinónimos

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