Jolting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

disturb (someone's) composure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈoʊltɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈəʊltɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈəʊltɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈoʊltɪŋ/.

Examples

The audience was jolted by the play
a rough ride

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jumpy jolt bumpy jolty rough jar rocky

Antonyms

smooth

Parts of Speech

verb	move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
verb	disturb (someone's) composure “The audience was jolted by the play”
adjective	causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements “a rough ride”

Word Forms

jolt	noun	an abrupt spasmodic movement
jar	noun	a sudden jarring impact
rock	noun	pitching dangerously to one side
bump	noun	an impact (as from a collision)
jump	noun	a sudden involuntary movement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ruckelnd

sich mit einer plötzlichen, ruckartigen Bewegung bewegen oder zu einer Bewegung veranlassen

🇫🇷French

cahotant

bouger ou faire bouger avec un mouvement brusque et saccadé

🇪🇸Spanish

sacudidas

moverse o hacer que se mueva con un movimiento brusco y repentino

🇮🇹Italian

sussultare

muovere o far muovere con un movimento a scatti improvviso

🇳🇱Dutch

schokkend

bewegen of doen bewegen met een plotselinge, schokkerige beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

sacudindo

mover ou fazer mover-se com um movimento brusco repentino

🇷🇺Russian

тряска

двигаться или заставлять двигаться внезапным резким движением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झटका

अचानक झटकेदार गति से हिलना या हिलना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

হঠাৎ ঝাঁকুনি দিয়ে সরানো বা সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுங்குகிறது

நகர்த்தவும் அல்லது திடீர் ஜெர்க்கி இயக்கத்துடன் நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుదుపు

ఆకస్మిక జెర్కీ మోషన్‌తో కదలండి లేదా కదలడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्कादायक

हलवा किंवा अचानक धक्कादायक हालचालीसह हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંચકો

અચાનક જર્કી ગતિ સાથે ખસેડો અથવા ખસેડવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂಪಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಜರ್ಕಿ ಚಲನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸರಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആടിയുലയുന്നു

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ചലനത്തോടെ നീങ്ങുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചലിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਟਕਾ ਦੇਣਾ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਝਟਕੇ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਹਿਲਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھٹکا

اچانک جھٹکا دینے والی حرکت کے ساتھ حرکت کریں یا حرکت کرنے کا سبب بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

震动

突然猛烈地移动或导致移动

🇯🇵Japanese

揺れる

突然ぎくしゃくした動きで移動する、または移動させる

🇰🇷Korean

충격

갑자기 갑작스러운 움직임으로 움직이거나 움직이게 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lắc lư

di chuyển hoặc gây ra sự di chuyển với một chuyển động giật đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

สะเทือนใจ

เคลื่อนไหวหรือทำให้เคลื่อนไหวอย่างกระทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyentak

bergerak atau menyebabkan bergerak dengan gerakan tersentak-sentak secara tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

nanginginig

galaw o dahilan para gumalaw nang may biglaang paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

tersentak

bergerak atau menyebabkan bergerak dengan gerakan tersentak secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهز

التحرك أو التسبب في التحرك بحركة متشنجة مفاجئة

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

حرکت یا باعث حرکت با یک حرکت تند و ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

sarsıcı

ani sarsıntılı bir hareketle hareket etmek veya hareket etmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרעָשָׁה

לזוז או לגרום לזוז בתנועה פתאומית

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