jolt
verb (used with object)
to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly.
will jolt
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future tenseof jolt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A tiny, former coal town is trying to transform a shuttered Walmart into a new factory it hopes will jolt the local economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Even if the shutdown resolution distracts stocks for a bit longer, Nvidia will jolt investors from their malaise next week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
If your impression of Mennonites conjures pacifism and bonnets, Toews’ revelations about the still-populous fundamentalist contingents will jolt you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
In the short term, the Capitals hope that the return of Alex Ovechkin will jolt an offense that’s struggled to produce of late.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
If they’re watching for you it will jolt them to see a man on the job.”
From The Moonlit Way by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
