English
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Pronunciation
w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA:/d��lt/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��lt|-��lt

Etymology
Maybe from ME. jollen.

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To push or shake abruptly and roughly.

#:The bus jolted its passengers.

1. transitive To knock sharply; to deal a blow to.
2. transitive To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert; as, to jolt someone out of complacency
3. transitive To shock emotionally.

#:Her untimely death jolted us all.

1. intransitive To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

#:The bus jolted along the stony path.

Translations
trans-top|(transitive) push or a shake
Finnish: tärähtää, täristä
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trans-top|(transitive) shock into taking action
German: aufrütteln, wachrütteln
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trans-top|(transitive) shock emotionally
German: schwer treffen
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trans-top|(intransitive) shake, move with a series of jerks
German: holpern, rütteln
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Noun
en-noun

1. An act of jolting.
2. A surprise or shock.

Translations
trans-top|An act of jolting
Finnish: tärinä, tärähdys
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trans-top|A surprise or shock
Finnish: järkytys, shokki
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