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rejolt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹiːdʒoʊlt/
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  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From re- + jolt.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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rejolts Number=Plur lexicographic

rejolt en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹɪˈdʒoʊlt/

Etymology

From re- + jolt.

Meanings

  1. (rare) 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

Forms

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rejolted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rejolted Tense=Past lexicographic
rejolting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rejolts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic