rejolt

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/ɹɪˈdʒoʊlt//ˈɹiːdʒoʊlt/

verb

To jolt or shake again.

“June 29 1697, John Locke, letter to the Bishop of Worcester I have repeated And this twenty times to my elf and my weak Understanding always rejolts”

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Meanings

verbrejolt (third-person singular simple present rejolts, present participle rejolting, simple past and past participle rejolted)

present singular third person rejolts · participle present rejolting · participle past rejolted · past rejolted

  1. rareTo jolt or shake again.

    June 29 1697, John Locke, letter to the Bishop of Worcester I have repeated And this twenty times to my elf and my weak Understanding always rejolts

nounrejolt (plural rejolts)

plural rejolts

  1. Another jolt
  2. A counter-jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil.

    And as long as these inward Rejolts and Recoilings of the Mind continue (which they will certainly do for a considerable Part of a Man's Life) the Sinner will find his Accounts of Pleasure very poor and short […]

    1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Origin

From re- + jolt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

jolter
Cite this entry
APA

rejolt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejolt

MLA

“rejolt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejolt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rejolt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejolt.

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