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jounce

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of jounce

a forceful coming together of two things

  • we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole
Synonyms of jounce

bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop
Words Related to jounce

blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump

bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing

contact, encounter, meeting, touch

jounce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jounce

1 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

  • a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets
Synonyms of jounce

agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)
Words Related to jounce

rock, sway, swing

chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble

twitch

dodder, waver

flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave

beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

2 to make short up-and-down movements

  • her head jounced as the horse began to gallop
Synonyms of jounce

bob, bobble, jog, nod, pump, seesaw, wag
Words Related to jounce

jerk, jiggle, shake, wiggle, wobble (also wabble)

oscillate, rock, sway, swing, undulate

drop, duck

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