Vocabulary
Jolt
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
Urdu meaning
ہچکولہ، جھٹکا، جھنجھوڑنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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That stark conclusion, drawn by the Food and Agriculture Organisation and other UN partners, should jolt policymakers out of complacency.Calories, the analysis shows, are not the same as nutrition.
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Broken food system
— 2026-02-13
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He may be dead but the impact of the documents revealing his vast web of connections continues to jolt America and other countries.The writer is an author and joumalist.zhussain100@yahoo.com X: @hidhussain
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Epstein`s creepy world
— 2026-02-11
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Is rape used to add a jolt to the storyline or does it help challenge misogynist worldviews?
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No drama queen
— 2025-10-12
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Maybe a little daylight in the darker recesses of the state will help jolt a few civil servants out of their complacency.
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Lighting the way
— 2025-09-25
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HE Met Office`s latest high-priority alert for glacial lake outburst floods in Gilgit-Baltistan ought to jolt the authorities into action.
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Looming Glofs
— 2025-09-02
Synonyms
push, thrust, jar, bump, knock, bang, jostle, shake, joggle, jog
Antonyms
rise, recede, ascend, ride, linger
Curator example
“a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”
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