jolt
verb (used with object)
to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly.
is jolting
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present progressiveof jolt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Still, EO’s announcement is jolting because the group was an exemplar, run carefully by the journalism-minded Forrester family for decades, and a leader in efforts to save remaining local newspapers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
And while the musical and verbal constructions are meticulously cerebral, the effect is jolting and visceral.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
The way we're doing things is the same way we've been doing them for 70 years, and now the idea that we would have to change is jolting.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
For readers who can stomach it, “Processed Cheese” is jolting enough to reveal what degradation we’ve become inured to.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2020
"Our old omnibus is jolting a bit," he said.
From Atlantis by Adele Szold Seltzer
