Jolt

/d͡ʒoʊlt/

Synonyms for "jolt" (298 found)

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Closest matches (60)

Noun(11 words)

jerk shock activateadrenaline rushbreak routinebucking bucks burstclassroom revolutionarinessclunking disruption

Adjective(1 words)

abrupt movement

agitate amaze amble assault astonish astound barge bearbear uponbearing blow bob bobble bombshell boost bouncebowl alongbowl downbowl overbuck

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bull bulldoze bumpbump againstbundle bunt buttbutt againstchatter clash clump collision concussion cram crash crowd daze didder dig discombobulate discompose disconcert disquiet disturb dither dollop draft

Verb(1 words)

bucked

Strong matches (89)

drag dram draught draughtsman draughty drench drink drive drop dumbfound elbow electrify falter flounce flurry fluster flutter foot footslog force

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Noun(19 words)

earthquakes impact impulse jar jarring jars jerking jerks jigging joggles joggling jolting jounce jounces jouncing judder jumps lurches lurching

Verb(6 words)

jar jarred jogged joggled jounced lurched

Determiner(1 words)

most sudden motion-change

Related words (149)

peg percussion perturb piaffe piafferpile driveplod poke potation potion prance press pressure prod pull punch push quake quaver quiver

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rack ramram downrattle rictus rock roll roundround of drinksruffle runrun againstsashay saunter scuff scuffle scuttle shakeshake upshamble shiver shock shot shoulder shove shudder shuffle sidle single-foot sip skip slink slither slog slouch slug smash snifter snort spot stagger stalk stamp start startle stimulate stir stomp straddle straggle stress stride strikestrike dumbstroll strut stump stun stupefy suck sup surprise swagger swig swill swingtake abacktamp thrust tic tittup toddle tot totter traipse tremble tremor trip trouble trudge turn twitch twitter unsettle upset vibrate waddle wallop wamble wet wiggle wobble yank

Noun(30 words)

prickle prompt pushes quakesrapid motion shiftrattlingrock surfacesaccade shake shakes shaking shocks shuddering skreakslam intosmack intospur startle startssudden stopping motion

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surge surprise thunderbolts twinge twitch whams whiplash wrench zap zaps

Verb(4 words)

rattled shaken shook twerked

Adjective(2 words)

short movementsudden motion-change

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries

affect blow bump disturb disturbanceemotional responsemechanical eventmotility motion move movementphysical eventstimulus trouble upset

More specific

13 entries

activateadrenaline rushburst of energyeconomic joltimpact jerk lurchpolicy joltshake shock spasm spur startle

Collocations

9 entries

electric joltjolt awakejolt forwardjolt into actionjolt of adrenalinejolt of caffeinejolt to the systemmechanical impulsesudden jolt

Inflections

3 entries

jolted jolting jolts

Derivations

2 entries

jolter jolting

Translations

9 translations across 6 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

удрям силно verb (to deal a blow to)

Finnish

2 entries

lyödä verb (to deal a blow to)
täräyttää verb (to deal a blow to)

German

1 entries

einen Schlag versetzen verb (to deal a blow to)

Hungarian

3 entries

megüt verb (to deal a blow to)
rácsap verb (to deal a blow to)
rávág verb (to deal a blow to)

Māori

1 entries

rutu verb (to deal a blow to)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

tresnuti verb (to deal a blow to)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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The car gave a jolt.

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Suddenly I felt something like a jolt.

Source: tatoeba (2113463)

Yanni's car started to jolt slightly.

Source: tatoeba (9995350)

The bus jolted its passengers at every turn.

Source: wiktionary

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