jounced

past tense of jounce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounced
Verb
  • A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Just three months ago, Israel and Iran fought a 12-day war that shook the Middle East.
    Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This magnificent fruit can be candied, bobbed, picked and pied.
    Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The boat gently bobbed above where the divers soon would be swimming.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If Hall jerked too violently, let alone tried to run, the wire would pull the trigger, firing the shotgun Kiritsis had pointed at the back of Hall’s head.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So what gets Aaliyah pumped for a runway?
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Or you might be pumped about how to handle your money.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For much of last season, Atletico appeared set to seriously compete on all fronts, but their season shuddered to a stop in March with a series of disappointing defeats by Barcelona and Madrid across La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The van shuddered, shifted gear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Jounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounced. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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