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noun

Definition of jounce

as in collision

a forceful coming together of two things we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole

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verb

ˈjau̇n(t)s

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

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as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements her head jounced as the horse began to gallop

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounce

Noun

For the latter, this is vital to enable the safe passage of ships through shipping lanes, into and out of ports, all the while preventing collisions and aiding activities like search and rescue.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
That group, which focuses on efforts to reduce the number of fatal vehicle collisions, has produced dozens of digital campaign ads promoting Raman and criticizing her opponent, Mayor Karen Bass.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of collision

Verb

The policeman held on to Shorty’s biceps and shook them slightly, both giving the sense of a loving embrace and using his strength to lift Shorty ever so slightly off the ground and clear of the entrance.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
The trailer ends with Taylor-Johnson shaking and looking toward the sky as his transformation into a wolf appears to approach.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of shake

Verb

The world was not watching, but the ostriches were, their heads bobbing above the pen like periscopes.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Secure bags together with an industry secret Airline staff have an ability to bob and weave through terminals without fumbling their bags.

— Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bob

Verb

And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerk

Verb

Interim peace accords in the 1990s recognized their water rights but preserved a system that allocated some 80% of water pumped from the main aquifer for Israeli use.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
The responsible gaming prompts telling me to pump the brakes were no match for the product design and promotions pushing me to do more gambling.

— Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of pump

Noun

The brutalist thump of drummer Moe Tucker renders the showmen in Led Zeppelin and the Who irrelevant.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The Giants lineup even lacked Rafael Devers’ considerable thump for the first time since the Giants traded for him last summer.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of thump

Verb

McDonald’s shares fell nearly 5% Wednesday, their largest percentage drop since April 2025, as investors shuddered at the eye-popping price of improving McDonald’s 46,000 global stores.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The walls of my office violently shuddered and smoke filled the hallway — but no evacuation alarm ever sounded.

— Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

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