- present participle of jolt.
jolting
Example Sentences
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That left Roberts to make a jolting admission, when I asked him if the team really can count on Smith returning this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
A recent series of earthquakes in Nevada has served as a jolting reminder of the state’s seismic risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The outage at QatarEnergy, the world’s largest LNG exporter, has in turn knocked offline the No. 1 global supplier of helium, while blunting regional fertilizer exports and jolting aluminum production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
I’m eating a happy-face lollipop and admiring the turquoise-framed door on Jeremy’s split-level bungalow when my new cell phone rings, jolting me with its novelty.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
