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joltings

joltings is the plural of jolting.

Meaning of jolting

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

Questions about joltings

What is joltings the plural of?
Joltings is the plural of jolting.

Words near joltings in the dictionary

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

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