electric shock
noun
electric shocks
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pluralof electric shock.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are days when they feel mild electric shocks when turning their heads.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
During the worst geomagnetic storm on record, in 1859, bright auroras were seen as far south as Panama -- and telegraph operators around the world were given electric shocks.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Brosseau has tried nearly every treatment available to people like herself with bipolar disorder and PTSD, she said, from behavioural therapy and medication to electric shocks to the brain.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
I read about that in Introduction to Psychology; that, and the chapter on caged rats who’d give themselves electric shocks for something to do.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
