jolting

Questions about jolting

What does jolting mean?

jolting means "causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements".

How many syllables are in jolting?

jolting has 2 syllables: jol-ting. The stress falls on "jol". In IPA it is /ˈdʒoʊltɪŋ/.

What is another word for jolting?

Close synonyms include rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jumpy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jolting a common word?

jolting is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.