as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole
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as in shakes
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounces
Noun
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Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin appeared to get banged up from a series of collisions and was in obvious pain on the bench in the second.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Sadly, it’s estimated that more than 100 million to one billion birds die every year in collisions with manmade structures.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hayden, working the grill behind her husband, laughs and shakes her head with a slight eye roll the way only a loving wife can.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the process, the capsule shakes pretty aggressively.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her head bobs gently, then sharply tilts at specific moments, particularly when certain words cut through the stream of conversation.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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That is nearly four months of its overall seaborne crude imports, which cushion short term impacts from the war.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The two-stroke engine pumps about 90-110 decibels, 30 decibels above safe levels.—
Chris Hildreth,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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During warmups, Celebrini pumps his fist in victory after playing rock-paper-scissors with kids along the glass.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in California, three people were killed in vehicle crashes during police pursuits in separate incidents last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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An interactive data map from Strong Town Chicago, whose local chapter helps promote campaigns for safer city streets, indicated that there were 61 crashes within 300 feet of the 63rd and Kedzie intersection.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The mind shudders at the thought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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So one shudders to think what might happen when the Dolphins now face a murderer’s row of elite running backs and mobile quarterbacks.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Jounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounces. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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