jolt
verb (used with object)
to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly.
has been jolting
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present perfect progressiveof jolt (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The lurch between twin crises with opposing aims — isolation and assembly — has been jolting, and to many, positively liberating.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2020
He admits the sudden switch to e-learning has been jolting.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2020
This is what becoming radicalised has meant for me, and it has been jolting.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2018
But that was only part of the bad news that has been jolting F.C.A.
From Time Magazine Archive
