JOLTING

rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy

(adjective) causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; “a rough ride”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

jolting (comparative more jolting, superlative most jolting)

Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.

synonym of shocking

Verb

jolting

present participle of jolt

Noun

jolting (plural joltings)

A movement or action that jolts.

[…] the inmates of the coach, by numerous hard, painful joltings, and ponderous, dragging trundlings, are suddenly made sensible of some great change in the character of the road.

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