jolt
An act of joltingAn act of jolting.
» The car gave a jolt.
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5 sensesAn act of jolting.
Gerüttel, Geschüttel, Ruck
тря́скаtrjáska, толчо́кtolčók
трясінняtrjasinnja, поштовхpoštovx
A surprise or shock.
Schock, Aufrüttler, Waxhrüttler
встря́скаvstrjáska, уда́рudár, шокšok
струсstrus, шокšok, двигітdvyhit
(slang)A long prison sentence.
Denkzettel
(slang)A narcotic injection.
Schuss
The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- a sudden jarring impact
- an abrupt spasmodic movement
Examples
21 sentencesThe car gave a jolt.
Yanni's car started to jolt slightly.
The bus jolted over the rough road.
Suddenly I felt something like a jolt.
dePlötzlich fühlte ich so etwas wie eine Erschütterung. — Yorwba
She jolted her head back in surprise.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Perhaps from joll (“to knock, strike”) + -t (frequentative suffix).Perhaps from joll (“to knock, strike”) + -t (frequentative suffix).
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