shock
noun
a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision.
shockable
-
a word derived from
shock.
Example Sentences
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He said it was a "massive sense of relief" when the paramedics arrived and prepared a defibrillator, and he felt a sense of hope once he saw the man had a "shockable rhythm".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
And, he added, many who go into cardiac arrest do not have a shockable condition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Then, 20 minutes later, his pulse disappeared a third time as Mr. X’s heart went into ventricular fibrillation, a twitchy, shockable rhythm.
From Slate ● May 18, 2020
Waller-Bridge is a fascinating mix of the restrained and volatile, the shocking and shockable, the tough and soppy.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2018
"Maybe not—quite always; but—Miss Jane is so—so shockable!"
From The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
