jolt C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /d͡ʒoʊlt/ UK /d͡ʒɒlt/ See IPA manual Freq #20146 Meanings 1 noun a sudden jarring impact The door closed with a jolt. 2 verb disturb someone's composure I would not be jolted by the opposing fan's jeers. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sudden jarring impact jarjounceshock More jerkjab Word family Forms joltedjoltingjolts Derived forms jolterjoltheadjoltingjoltlessjoltproofjoltyjounceoverjoltrejolt Etymology Perhaps from joll (“to knock, strike”) + -t (frequentative suffix). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # jolt **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /d͡ʒoʊlt/ **IPA (UK):** /d͡ʒɒlt/ **Frequency rank:** 20146 ## Meanings 1. a sudden jarring impact 2. disturb someone's composure ## Examples - The door closed with a jolt. - I would not be jolted by the opposing fan's jeers. ## Synonyms - jar - jounce - shock - jerk - jab ## Derived Forms - jolter - jolthead - jolting - joltless - joltproof - jolty - jounce - overjolt - rejolt ## Etymology Perhaps from joll (“to knock, strike”) + -t (frequentative suffix). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown