- present participle of jolt.
jolting
Example Sentences
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The bond market rout of 2026 may be jolting markets, but it’s also gaining a important following among savers and the risk averse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The bond-market rout of 2026 may be jolting markets, but it’s also gaining a important following among savers and the risk-averse.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The 10-year Treasury rate doesn’t appear all that elevated when looking back in history over many decades, although the speed at which it has climbed has been jolting this quarter, Faber said in an interview.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But while both are promising young actors, they do not succeed in bringing sufficient feeling to the jolting roller coaster of their characters’ fates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
