jolting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

jolting
    adj 1: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular
           movements; "a rough ride" [syn: {rough}, {rocky},
           {bumpy}, {jolty}, {jolting}, {jumpy}] [ant: {smooth}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 Moby Thesaurus words for "jolting":
      agitating, astonishing, bouncy, breathtaking, bumpy, charged,
      choppy, cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing,
      electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady,
      heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling,
      impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, jarring, jogglety,
      joggling, joggly, jolty, maddening, mind-blowing, moving,
      overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing,
      piquant, provocative, provoking, ravishing, rough, shocking,
      soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, staggering, startling, stimulating,
      stimulative, stirring, striking, stunning, surprising, suspenseful,
      suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling,
      unsettling, upsetting