Jolt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden jarring impact

an abrupt spasmodic movement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈoʊlt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈəʊlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈəʊlt/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈoʊlt/.

Examples

the door closed with a jolt
all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
The audience was jolted by the play

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

saccade jerk jounce jerking shock jar

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden jarring impact “the door closed with a jolt”
noun	an abrupt spasmodic movement
verb	move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
verb	disturb (someone's) composure “The audience was jolted by the play”

Word Forms

jolt	verb	move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
jar	verb	move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
jerky	adjective	lacking a steady rhythm
jerk	verb	throw or toss with a quick motion
jolty	adjective	causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
jolt	noun	an abrupt spasmodic movement
jar	noun	a sudden jarring impact

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruck

ein plötzlicher, erschütternder Aufprall

🇫🇷French

secousse

un impact soudain et discordant

🇪🇸Spanish

sacudida

un impacto repentino y discordante

🇮🇹Italian

scossa

un improvviso impatto stridente

🇳🇱Dutch

schok

een plotselinge schokkende impact

🇵🇹Portuguese

sacudir

um impacto repentino e chocante

🇷🇺Russian

толчок

внезапный резкий удар

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रिल्स JoLt

अचानक झकझोर देने वाला प्रभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

একটি আকস্মিক ঝাঁকুনি প্রভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுக்கம்

திடீர் அதிர்ச்சிகரமான தாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుదుపు

ఆకస్మిక జారింగ్ ప్రభావం

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्का

अचानक धक्कादायक प्रभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંચકો

અચાનક જબરદસ્ત અસર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಲುಕು

ಹಠಾತ್ ಜುಗುಪ್ಸೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഞെട്ടൽ

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ആഘാതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਟਕਾ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਝਟਕਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھٹکا

اچانک گھمبیر اثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颠簸

突然的震动

🇯🇵Japanese

衝撃

突然の衝撃

🇰🇷Korean

심한 상하의 움직임

갑작스러운 충격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giật mình

một tác động chói tai đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

ตกใจ

ผลกระทบที่สั่นสะเทือนอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sentakan

dampak yang tiba-tiba menggelegar

🇵🇭Filipino

alog

isang biglaang nakakapanghinang epekto

🇲🇾Malay

tersentak

kesan menggelegar secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزة

تأثير مفاجئ مفاجئ

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

ضربه ی ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

sarsıntı

ani sarsıcı bir etki

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְפִּיץ

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