jounce

²jounce

noun

Definition of JOUNCE

: jolt

Examples of JOUNCE

1. <we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole>

First Known Use of JOUNCE

circa 1787

Related to JOUNCE

Synonyms: bump, collision, concussion, crash, impingement, jar, jolt, impact, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop

Related Words: blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch

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Rhymes with JOUNCE

bounce, flounce, ounce, pounce