jolt

Mane (English)

Verb

1. To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
2. To knock sharply
3. To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
4. To shock emotionally.
5. 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.

Synonyms

shake

jerk

shock

⚡

jar

🫙

bump

swing

rock

🪨

toss

impact

jounce

thrust

yank

startle

jolting

jostle

surprise

sway

concussion

bounce

tremor

collision

💥

nudge

upset

oscillate

vibrate

poke

push

rattle

jiggle

jog

shaking

joggle

whack

shove

roll

stroke

saccade

blow

vibration

shake up

wobble

jerking

thump

strike

pluck out

quake

twitch

tremble

trembling

tug

unbalance

vibes

vibrating

wobbling

wrench

🔧

bump along

jolty

pendulate

shake violently

sudden movement

tremulation

vibra

vibrance

make anxious

oscillating motion

swinging motion

oscillating movement

vibratory motion

vibratory movement

jarring motion

jolt-ram

jolt-packed

ram-jolt

agitated

jolt-ramming

agitation

annoy

attack

👊

bang

blast

bouncing

buffeting

butt

by fits and starts

concuss

coup

discompose

drive away

elbow

electrify

excitement

flick

flirt

😘

fluctuate

flutter

fright

galvanise

galvanize

hit

hunting

impulse

impulsion

intimidate

jarring

jump

kick

knock

leap

lightning

oscillation

pelt

percussion

pitch

rocking

scare

😨

shiver

start

stun

terror

thrusting

tip

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/d͡ʒɒlt/

Etîmolojî (English)

Inherited from Middle English: jollen

Cognate with Middle English: chollen

In summary

Perhaps from Middle English jollen (“to stagger, knock, batter”), itself perhaps a variant of Middle English chollen (“to strike, juggle, do tricks”).