Jolt and Wave

Jolt

Jolt verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

Usage example: the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks

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

Nearby Words: jolted, jolting, jolty

Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

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Jolt and wave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jolt" instead a verb "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

similar	similar jolt	similar wave
brief	brief jolt	brief wave
short	short jolt	short wave
powerful	powerful jolt	powerful wave
Other adjectives: massive, huge, little, quick, final, sudden, resulting, bigger, electric.

While most Electric attacks in Pokémon deal damage, Thunder Wave is a weak jolt of electricity that deals no damage, but instead just inflicts the Paralysis effect.

Source: Harmless Electrocution
He intended to "complete" his collection with Chiaki and Jeanne, but the ensuing battle triggered a shock wave big enough to jolt the victims back to consciousness.

Source: Wax Museum Morgue

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