Synonyms of jounces

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noun

plural of jounce

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• impacts
• crashes
• shocks
• jolts
• thumps
• slams
• bumps
• contacts
• encounters
• blows
• kicks
• slaps
• punches
• concussions
• impingements
• jars
• hits
• strikes
• knocks
• buffets
• meetings
• touches
• smashes
• raps
• lickings
• wallops
• batterings
• bashings
• thrashings

jounces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jounce

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shakes
• jerks
• shudders
• vibrates
• wabbles
• quivers
• trembles
• shivers
• joggles
• buckets
• wobbles
• convulses
• jolts
• quakes
• jiggles
• twitches
• sways
• agitates
• judders
• rocks
• swings
• waves
• flickers
• throbs
• flutters
• thrills
• chatters
• quavers
• fluctuates
• pulses
• wavers
• oscillates
• dodders
• undulates
• palpitates
• pulsates
• pit-a-pats
• pitter-patters
• beats

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as in bobs

to make short up-and-down movements

her head jounced as the horse began to gallop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobs
• pumps
• shakes
• jerks
• nods
• jogs
• sways
• wags
• rocks
• seesaws
• wabbles
• bobbles
• wiggles
• ducks
• wobbles
• jiggles
• swings
• oscillates
• undulates
• drops