JOLTED

jolted, shaken

(adjective) disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; “retrieved his named from her jolted memory”; “the accident left her badly shaken”

jolted

(adjective) bumped or shaken jerkily; “the jolted passengers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

jolted

simple past tense and past participle of jolt

Source: Wiktionary


JOLT

Jolt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jolting.] Etym: [Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig. meaning, to knock on the head. See Jowl.]

Definition: To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.

Jolt, v. t.

Definition: To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.

Jolt, n.

Definition: A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground. The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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