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Vinony

jolting

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/ / /ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English jolt Middle English -ynge English -ing English jolting From jolt + -ing.

  1. Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.

    “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.”

  2. Synonym of shocking.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English jolt Middle English -ynge English -ing English jolting From jolt + -ing.

  1. gerund of jolt: an action or movement that jolts.

    “[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.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English jolt Middle English -ynge English -ing English jolting From jolt + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of jolt