Synonyms of jounce

jounce 1 of 2

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
• kick
• blow
• slap
• encounter
• impingement
• concussion
• contact
• jar
• wallop
• knock
• strike
• punch
• hit
• smash
• thrashing
• hammering
• buffet
• licking
• rap
• bashing
• touch
• pummeling
• battering
• meeting
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• lambasting

jounce

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verb

ˈjau̇n(t)s 

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
• sway
• twitch
• convulse
• agitate
• quake
• judder
• joggle
• 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
• swing
• rock
• jiggle
• duck
• undulate
• oscillate
• drop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jounce

Noun

Additional front and rear jounce dampers help absorb the load after landing sweet jumps, while new braces on the trailer hitch help increase the tow rating to 4500 pounds. — Carlos Lago, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2022

Verb

Our lunch, a thermos of hot coffee, binoculars, a spotting scope, and two cameras jounced on the seat between us. — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025

Tailbone pain sometimes can arise after sitting on a hard surface for a long time, or sitting on an ill-fitting or jouncing seat. — Mayo Clinic, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019

The frame shape and temple design must harmonize with your helmet lest the glasses jounce around or, worse, rub your skull wrong. — Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 13 June 2018

This band has a rare instrumentation — tenor saxophone, tuba, two drummers — and a relentless, jouncing sound anchored in rhythms of the Caribbean. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2018

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. — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 11 May 2017