Frighten and Jolt

Frighten

Frighten verb - To strike with fear.
Usage example: around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales

Jolt and frighten are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jolt" instead a verb "Frighten".

Nearby Words: frightening, fright, frighting

Jolt

Jolt verb - To cause an unpleasant surprise for.
Usage example: the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference

Frighten and jolt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Frighten" instead a verb "Jolt".

Nearby Words: jolted, jolting, jolty

Common collocations

people frighten people jolt people
victims frighten victims jolt victims
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