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jolted

verb

Meaning

  1. To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
  2. To knock sharply
  3. To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
  4. To shock emotionally.
  5. To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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