jolting
- present participle of jolt.
Example Sentences
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Then there was the time her pit bull terrier, Thor, barked at a cat outside, jolting the feline skyward.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
For many Californians in Puerto Vallarta, a tourist magnet widely known as one of the safest cities in Mexico, the experience was jolting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Goldberg told BBC News the company's counter-suit was "jolting".
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
I’m eating a happy-face lollipop and admiring the turquoise-framed door on Jeremy’s split-level bungalow when my new cell phone rings, jolting me with its novelty.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
