THESAURUS
jolt
agitate, amaze, amble, assault, astonish, astound, barge, bear, bear upon, bearing, blow, bob, bobble, bombshell, boost, bounce, bowl along, bowl down, bowl over, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bundle, bunt, butt, butt against, chatter, clash, clump, collision, concussion, cram, crash, crowd, daze, didder, dig, discombobulate, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, disturb, dither, draft, drag, dram, drench, drink, drive, drop, dumbfound, elbow, electrify, falter, flounce, flurry, fluster, flutter, foot, footslog, force, frighten, fuss, gargle, goad, grimace, guzzle, halt, have an ague, head, hippety-hop, hit, hitch, hobble, hop, hurtle, hustle, jab, jactitate, jam, jar, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jostle, jounce, jump, knock, libation, limp, lumber, lunge, lurch, mince, nip, nudge, pace, paddle, peg, percussion, perturb, piaffe, piaffer, pile drive, plod, poke, potation, potion, prance, press, pressure, prod, pull, punch, push, quake, quaver, quiver, rack, ram, ram down, rattle, rictus, rock, roll, round, round of drinks, ruffle, run, run against, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shake, shake up, shamble, shiver, shock, shot, shoulder, shove, shudder, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, sip, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slug, snifter, snort, spot, stagger, stalk, stamp, start, startle, stir, stomp, straddle, straggle, stress, stride, strike, strike dumb, stroll, strut, stump, stun, stupefy, suck, sup, surprise, swagger, swig, swill, swing, take aback, tamp, thrust, tic, tittup, toddle, tot, totter, traipse, tremble, tremor, trip, trouble, trudge, turn, twitch, twitter, unsettle, upset, vibrate, waddle, wamble, wet, wiggle, wobble
ROGET THESAURUS
jolt
Impulse
N
impulse, sudden thought, impromptu, improvisation, inspiration, flash, spurt, improvisatore, creature of impulse, extemporaneous, impulsive, indeliberate, snap, improvised, improvisate, improvisatory, unpremeditated, unmeditated, improvise, unprompted, unguided, natural, unguarded, spontaneous, instinctive, extempore, extemporaneously, offhand, impromptu, a limproviste, improviso, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum, push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog,
jolt, brunt, booming, boost, throw, explosion, propulsion, percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump, impact, elan, charge, beating, blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab, fillip, slam, bang, hit, whack, thwack, cuff, squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration, ruade, arietation, cut, thrust, lunge, yerk, carom, carrom, clip, jab, plug, sidewinder, sidewipe, sideswipe, hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail, ram, rammer, battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat, cant hook, cudgel, ax, dynamics, seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector, impelling, impulsive, impellent, booming, dynamic, dynamical, impelled, a hit, a very palpable hit.
VB
flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog,
jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap, batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.
Agitation
N
agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple, jog,
jolt, jar, jerk, shock, succussion, trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance, jactitation, quassation, shuffling, twitter, flicker, flutter, turbulence, perturbation, commotion, turmoil, disquiet, tumult, tumultuation, hubbub, rout, bustle, fuss, racket, subsultus, staggers, megrims, epilepsy, fits, carphology, chorea, floccillation, the jerks, St. Vitus's dance, tilmus, spasm, throe, throb, palpitation, convulsion, disturbance, chaos, restlessness, ferment, fermentation, ebullition, effervescence, hurly-burly, cahotage, tempest, storm, ground swell, heavy sea, whirlpool, vortex, whirlwind, shaking, agitated tremulous, desultory, subsultory, saltatoric, quasative, shambling, giddy-paced, saltatory, convulsive, unquiet, restless, all of a twitter, by fits and starts, subsultorily, per saltum, hop skip and jump, in convulsions, in fits, tempete dans un verre d'eau.
VB
be agitated, shake, tremble, tremble like an aspen leaf, quiver, quaver, quake, shiver, twitter, twire, writhe, toss, shuffle, tumble, stagger, bob, reel, sway, wag, waggle, wriggle, wriggle like an eel, dance, stumble, shamble, flounder, totter, flounce, flop, curvet, prance, cavort, squirm, throb, pulsate, beat, palpitate, go pitapat, flutter, flitter, flicker, bicker, bustle, ferment, effervesce, foam, boil, boil over, bubble up, simmer, toss about, jump about, jump like a parched pea, shake like an aspen leaf, shake to its center, shake to its foundations, be the sport of the winds and waves, reel to and fro like a drunken man, move from post to pillar and from pillar to post, drive from post to pillar and from pillar to post, keep between hawk and buzzard, agitate, shake, convulse, toss, tumble, bandy, wield, brandish, flap, flourish, whisk, jerk, hitch,
jolt, jog, joggle, jostle, buffet, hustle, disturb, stir, shake up, churn, jounce, wallop, whip, vellicate.