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joltingadjective causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectednessthe jolting news about our friend's premature death amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseenawesome, awful, breathtaking, fabulous, heart-stopping, marvelous(or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrousextraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacularbefuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, flustering, muddling, nonplussing(also nonplusing), perplexing, upsettingincomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unthinkablesingular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwontedconspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkableimpressive, striking unsurprising common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual joltingverbpresent participle of joltto make a series of small irregular or violent movementsthe roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks agitating, bucketing, convulsing, jerking, jiggling, joggling, jouncing, juddering(chiefly British), quaking, quivering, shaking, shuddering, vibrating, wobbling(also wabbling) rocking, swaying, swingingchattering, quavering, shivering, thrilling, tremblingtwitchingdoddering, waveringflickering, fluctuating, fluttering, oscillating, undulating, wavingbeating, palpitating, pit-a-patting, pitter-pattering, pulsating, pulsing, throbbing to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motionshe jolted the door open with her elbow bucking, hitching, hoicking, jerking, twitching, yanking bumping, jouncing, lurching, pitching, staggeringjigging, jiggling, jogging, joggling, shakingdragging, lugging, pulling, tuggingplucking, tweakinggrabbing, ripping, snapping (up), snatching, tearing, wrenching, wresting, wringing to cause an unpleasant surprise forthe sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference appalling, flooring, shaking up, shocking astonishing, bowling over, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), flabbergasting, freaking (out), stunning, stupefyingaffrighting, alarming(also alaruming), dismaying, frightening, frighting, horrifying, panicking, scarifying, scaring, spooking, startling, terrifying, terrorizingdisgusting, nauseating, repelling, revolting, sickening, turning offdispleasing, offending, outraging, scandalizingamazing, astounding, awingchilling, daunting, demoralizing, dispiriting, emasculating, undoing, unmanning, unnerving, unstringingdiscomforting, discomposing, disconcerting, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, shaking, unsettling, upsetting, weirding outcrushing, overpowering, overwhelming knocking for a loop buffering, cushioningdelighting, gratifying, pleasing, rejoicing, ticklingcharming, enticing, temptingassuring, cheering, comforting, consoling, solacing, soothingreassuring |