jolting

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English

Etymology

From jolt +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

jolting (comparative more jolting, superlative most jolting)

  1. Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 327:
      One day while working at an ad agency in Greenville, South Carolina, Jay got this joltin' notion to do a novelty number around the then-hot CB (citizen's band radio) craze.
  2. Synonym of shocking

Derived terms

Noun

jolting (plural joltings)

  1. gerund of jolt: an action or movement that jolts.

Verb

jolting

  1. present participle and gerund of jolt