Synonyms of jounce

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noun

as in collision

a forceful coming together of two things

we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collision
• jolt
• thump
• shock
• crash
• bump
• impact
• slam
• pounding
• blow
• slap
• kick
• encounter
• impingement
• concussion
• contact
• jar
• wallop
• knock
• strike
• punch
• hit
• smash
• thrashing
• hammering
• buffet
• licking
• rap
• bashing
• touch
• pummelling
• pummeling
• battering
• meeting
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• lambasting

jounce

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verb

1

as in to shake

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shake
• jerk
• shudder
• vibrate
• quiver
• tremble
• shiver
• wobble
• jolt
• bucket
• jiggle
• wabble
• sway
• twitch
• convulse
• agitate
• quake
• joggle
• judder
• swing
• throb
• flicker
• wave
• rock
• flutter
• chatter
• thrill
• undulate
• oscillate
• fluctuate
• pulse
• waver
• quaver
• pulsate
• palpitate
• dodder
• beat
• pit-a-pat
• pitter-patter

2

as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements

her head jounced as the horse began to gallop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bob
• pump
• shake
• jerk
• sway
• nod
• wag
• jog
• wiggle
• seesaw
• bobble
• wobble
• wabble
• swing
• rock
• duck
• jiggle
• undulate
• oscillate
• drop