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Origin of electric shock

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby electric shock

electric organ, Electric Peak, electric potential, electric potential gradient, electric ray, electric shock, electric storm, electric strength, electric susceptibility, electric torch, electric wave

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How to use electric shock in a sentence

Among them is electrofishing, where power generators and batteries are used to create ripples of electric shock in the water to stun fish.
The Unlikely Dolphin Rescue Hot Spot: Pakistan|Charu Kasturi|February 2, 2021|Ozy
Metro’s safety culture came under scrutiny Tuesday as investigators disclosed that track workers were left vulnerable to train traffic or electric shock and other employees feared reprisal for raising concerns about safety.
Metrorail system still has work to do on safety, board says|Justin George|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Multiple studies have found that many people prefer to literally give themselves electric shocks rather than be bored.
There’s a right and wrong way to be bored|Sara Chodosh|January 22, 2021|Popular-Science
The researchers also examined how mice feel each other’s fear in experiments where mice saw other mice receive an electric shock.
Mice may ‘catch’ each other’s pain — and pain relief|Carolyn Wilke|January 12, 2021|Science News

The researchers decided to pair this smell with a mild electric shock, and the mice quickly learned to freeze in anticipation.
How Much Do Our Genes Restrict Free Will?|Hannah Critchlow|November 29, 2020|Singularity Hub
The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Citizens were watching in shock from above on the subway station.
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To that end, the budget postpones federal phase-out of incandescent electric bulbs.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Thursday, Russian bloggers published pictures of empty shelves in stores that once sold electric goods.
After His Disastrous Annual Press Conference, Putin Needs A Hug|Anna Nemtsova|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like an electric shock, the well-known chords of the Tragala aroused his hearers—every one crowded round the singer.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The effect of his drumming before the Café de la Loge was electric.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The violent shock dazed Malcolm for a second, but all might yet have been well were it not for an unavoidable accident.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
"I wish the old homes of England had electric lights," thought Miss Otis, with a sigh.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for electric shock

electric shock

noun

the physiological reaction, characterized by pain and muscular spasm, to the passage of an electric current through the body. It can affect the respiratory system and heart rhythmSometimes shortened to: shock

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