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Discover LudwigThe word 'jolts' is correct and is commonly used in written English.
It can be used as a verb or a noun and refers to a sudden, sharp movement or impact. Example: The car jolted as it hit a pothole on the road. Here, 'jolted' is used as a verb to describe the sudden and jarring movement of the car. Example: The unexpected news sent a jolt of excitement through the office. In this sentence, 'jolt' is used as a noun to describe the sudden and strong feeling of excitement.
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After failed attempts by the chador-clad woman to reel her in with her scowling face, the male officer intervenes to give it a shot, gesturing with a typical "come on now, let's go," but the red-streaked lady jolts back in a don't-touch-me kind of way.
When a book, film, song, theatre show, YouTube clip or whatever is tagged with the term controversial it always jolts me into an internet frenzy of researching, watching, buying etc.
It is hearing stories about other transplant recipients that jolts me back into the knowledge that I too am now part of that select patient group.
The wildlife here is so intense and unpredictable that it constantly jolts me awake, distracting attention from my aching muscles, dry mouth and sluggish shadow.
Mark the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's speech with a viewing of 12 Years a Slave and you will be reminded, with a succession of terrible jolts, that in the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln simply stated the truth.
It's still an example of an exceptional creativity that jolts the viewer into looking again at colour, space and form.
Bigger animals feel the jolts more than small fish; the voltage builds gradually, so fish turn around before getting injured or killed.
On the other hand, when a rise in inflation jolts an economy stuck at the zero bound closer to potential output, that does amount to the capture of (hundreds of billions in) bills sitting on the sidewalk.More importantly, while inflation might be unpalatable in many ways, the alternatives look more costly and dramatically less likely to succeed.
Many different techniques have emerged over the years, most of which involve applying small jolts of electricity externally to muscles, via electrodes on the skin, to make them contract.
Within hours of the first jolts, the Indian army began delivering aid.
Data provided by the relatively new Jobs Openings and Labour Turnover Survey (JOLTS) illuminate these depths.Even in the darkest of days, labour markets remain busy.
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