to jolt

Examples

• All

• The jangle of the phone jolted Austin out of his reverie.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The sudden movement of the train jolted the passengers in their seats.

• "I suppose under the circumstances they were trying to jolt me into telling the truth.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "You, Bob, where have you traveled?" she asked, trying to jolt him awake.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Her excitement shot through me like a current, jolting the fear out of me.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The sound of Mrs. Washington's voice jolted Jack out of his memories.

  Academic text (2011)

• "Junior!" she shouted over at her son, who jolted at her tone despite being thirty-six and the father of three.

  Fiction book (1999)

• And I'm fast asleep dreaming the dreams of a 10 year old of Garbage Pail Kids and Goonies and I am jolted awake.

  30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story (2017)

• The loud noise from the traffic jolted me out of my thoughts.

• The startling news jolted him into realizing he needed to take action.

Synonyms

S

to shake

vsto jolt

410 5.3

To make someone lose confidence or feel upset

disturbs calm suddenly rather than causing a slow loss of confidence

J

to jump

vsto jolt

217 1.0

To move or start suddenly because you are surprised

upsets calm suddenly in feelings rather than causing visible body motion

S

to shock

vsto jolt

202 2.1

To cause someone to feel sudden surprise and distress

upsets calm of a person suddenly but without always causing deep distress

S

to startle

vsto jolt

131 3.7

To make someone react suddenly because they feel surprised or afraid

upsets calm in a way that disturbs composure rather than triggers quick reaction

R

to rock

vsto jolt

107 4.4

To cause a sudden strong shock or upset to people

disturbs calm briefly and unexpectedly rather than deeply altering feelings

S

to spook

vsto jolt

97 4.8

To suddenly frighten a person or animal so they panic

disturbs calm suddenly without necessarily causing panic or strong fear

F

to flinch

vsto jolt

71 4.1

Move back quickly because of pain, fear or surprise

alters composure emotionally rather than producing a brief involuntary bodily pullback

S

to shake up

vsto jolt

41 4.2

To upset someone strongly and change how they feel

disturbs composure suddenly but usually without deep long lasting effects

G

to give someone chills

vsto jolt

12 5.8

To cause a sudden feeling of fear or strong excitement that makes someone shiver

disturbs composure emotionally or mentally rather than causing a physical shiver

S

to stun

vsto jolt

11 3.0

To surprise someone so much they cannot react for a short time

alters composure suddenly but does not always render someone unable to respond

S

to stagger

vsto jolt

7 3.8

Surprise someone very much

disturbs calm suddenly but usually without producing visible amazed reaction

S

to shock the hell out of someone

vsto jolt

• Informal

2 8.1

To surprise someone suddenly and very strongly

disturbs composure suddenly but generally in a less extreme and more neutral manner

K

to knock over with a feather

vsto jolt

• Informal

1 8.8

To be so surprised that you almost cannot react

causes sudden upset but typically not to the point of near inability

J

to jar

vsto jolt

1 5.3

To move or make something move with a sudden strong shake

disturbs a person's calm suddenly rather than producing physical shaking

H

to hit like a lightning bolt

vsto jolt

8.2

To feel sudden shock or surprise

upsets calm quickly but usually with less sudden overwhelming force

Antonyms

C

to calm

962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

R

to reassure

163 3.4

To make someone feel less worried and more confident

How Startling

to traumatize

87 6.9

to shock

202 2.1

to jolt

8 4.3

to startle

131 3.7

to surprise

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology