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Ann225 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Snap awake

Hi,

What could I use instead of ‘snap awake’ when I want to say that I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night?

Would ‘jolt awake’ work?

Thank you.

  

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Ann225 Would ‘jolt awake’ work? It seems to me that a jolt would be external. You don't jolt awake.

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  • Ann225 Would ‘jolt awake’ work?
  • It seems to me that a jolt would be external.
  • You don't jolt awake.
  • Something jolted you awake.
  • I might jerk awake, but that's pushing it.
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Ann225Would ‘jolt awake’ work?

It seems to me that a jolt would be external. You don't jolt awake. Something jolted you awake. I might jerk awake, but that's pushing it.

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Ann225What could I use instead of ‘snap awake’ when I want to say that I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night?

Well, you could say that you suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, of course. I don't see anything wrong with that.

Personally, neither 'snap' nor 'jolt' sounds great to my ear.

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