check and stop

Sounds good to me, Jeff!

I think (D) is a good possibility, because--

Jolt is as particular dynamic of movement.

Spiral is a particular dynamic of turning.

hehe But C is closer, isn't it?

Jeff_999hehe But C is closer, isn't it?

Not for me, Jeff. Especially when there is this definition for stop: b : to come to an end especially suddenly (Merriam-Webster).

You would have said "check", right? Here it is:
Check: to arrest the motion of abruptly; halt. (From www.dictionary.com)

For me, the two terms, check/ stop, are more like synonyms than spiral/ turn or jolt/ move.

DavkettI think (D) is a good possibility, because--

Jolt is as particular dynamic of movement.

Spiral is a particular dynamic of turning.

Could we say though that "jolt" is disorder in movement; whereas "spiral" is order in turning?

And "check" and "jolt" both have a sense of "sudden interruption by something"

What's edifying about these kinds of questions is the discussion that ensues. It seems that for every rationale behind one choice there is at least one other rationale for a second choice.

I'm just not familiar with using check as a sudden type of stopping action. For me, suddenness did not make it into my line of thinking. I'm hard-pressed to think of examples where check

For what it's worth, I think "spiral" is too smooth a movement to correspond to "jolt"; when I first read the question, I had never retained it as a possibility. My guess was "rattle", but on second thought it shouldn't have been "hear", but "sound". I guess the "check" corresponds to "check oneself"?

Pieanne
For what it's worth, I think "spiral" is too smooth a movement to correspond to "jolt";

Smoothness certainly won't work as a comparison, (even if you think of a tornado or a hurricane). And I think suddenness goes nowhere either. I still opt for 'specificity'. Spiralling is a specific type of turning. Jolting is