Just as Tom was falling asleep the train braked suddenly, jolting him back into the waking world.
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Jolting
//ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ//
Synonyms for "jolting" (75 found)
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One day while working at an ad agency in Greenville, South Carolina, Jay got this joltin' notion to do a novelty number around the then-hot CB (citizen's band radio) craze.
Source: wiktionary
[T]he inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.
Source: wiktionary
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