Definition of jounce
jounced
;jouncing
intransitive verb
: to move in an up-and-down manner : bounce
transitive verb
: to cause to jounce
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Examples of jounce in a Sentence
a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets
her head jounced as the horse began to gallop
Recent Examples of jounce from the Web
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The second EMT’s eyebrows were jouncing around unreadably.
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Early mornings and midafternoons at Ranthambore see a restricted number of open-air vehicles shuttling tourists into the park to jounce along five dusty trail routes, each stretching a few miles.
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That rickety bus bounced and jounced along dirt roads and pulled into an Arizona elementary school.
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Origin and Etymology of jounce
Middle English
Examples of jounce in a Sentence
we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole
Recent Examples of jounce from the Web
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Its suspension is soft and tuned for compliance such that the Atlas absorbed the jolts and jounces of our rutted camp driveway better than any other.
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First Known Use of jounce
circa 1787
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jounced
;jouncing
: to move, fall, or bounce so as to shake
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