What jolting means?
1 : to move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion The train jolted to a stop. 2 : to cause to be upset The bad news jolted us. jolt. noun.
How do you say shocking in a nice way?
shocking
- amazing,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- blindsiding,
- dumbfounding.
- (also dumfounding),
- eye-opening,
- flabbergasting,
Can you jolt someone?
To jolt someone is to disturb them or make them jump. A jolt is sudden and jarring. Jolting disturbs or surprises people. If you surprise someone and they jump up a little, you jolted them.
What does Black and portentous meaning?
portentous Add to list Share. The black crows slowly circling the front entrance to your office building at 6:00 am may have a portentous quality, meaning it seems like they’re an omen indicating something bad will happen.
What does redolent mean in The Great Gatsby?
reminiscent (serving to bring to mind) or smelling like something; or having a sweet fragrance. For Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids and pleasant, cheerful snobbery and orchestras which set the rhythm of the year, summing up the sadness and suggestiveness of life in new tunes.