jolt of electricity - 2024

 jolt

[dʒəʊlt]

verb

jolt (verbo) · jolts (terceira pessoa do presente) · jolted (pretérito) · jolted (particípio passado) · jolting (particípio presente)

push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly:

"a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards"

give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change:

"she tried to jolt him out of his depression"

move with sudden lurches:

"the train jolted into motion"

noun

jolt (substantivo) · jolts (substantivo plural)

an abrupt rough or violent movement:

"he felt a jolt when the plane started to climb"

an unpleasant surprise or shock:

"that information gave her a severe jolt"

Origin

late 16th century: of unknown origin.