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jolting

Syllables: jolt·ing/ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/US/ˈd͡ʒoʊltɪŋ/

jolting adjective: causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements. Also the gerund of jolt.

Adjective

jolting (comparative more jolting, superlative most jolting)

  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.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 327
  2. Synonym of shocking.
    Synonyms:
    shocking

Also used as

jolting is also the gerund of jolt.

jolting is also the present participle and gerund of jolt.

Synonyms of jolting

Forms of jolting

Adjective
comparativemore jolting
superlativemost jolting
Noun
pluraljoltings

Origin of jolting

From jolt + -ing.

Words formed from jolting

Questions about jolting

What does jolting mean?
Jolting means causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
What part of speech is jolting?
Jolting is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jolting?
Jolting is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near jolting in the dictionary

  1. joltheads
  2. joltier
  3. joltiest
  4. joltily
  5. joltiness
  6. jolting
  7. joltingly
  8. joltings
  9. joltless
  10. joltproof
  11. jolts

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