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jounces 1 of 2

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

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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

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2
as in bobs
to make short up-and-down movements her head jounced as the horse began to gallop

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounces
  1. collisions
  2. shakes
  3. bobs
  4. impacts
  5. jerks
  6. pumps
  7. crashes
  8. shudders
Noun
  • The 209-by-200-foot overpass spans Interstate 25 near the Greenland exit between Larkspur and Monument, an area that has historically seen many wildlife collisions.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The clubhouse was somewhat somber Friday afternoon, with players still feeling shaken up after witnessing one of the scariest collisions many had ever seen on a baseball field.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of collisions
Verb
  • The Heat could opt to be patient with the 15th standard contract slot and wait to see who shakes free on the buyout market in January and February.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • While operating, Joseph shakes off the space madness by recalling La’an’s advice.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • Onstage at this diverse block party of young and old in Malcolm X shirts and backward Jamaican flag hats, Elsesser bobs his head as if lost in thought.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Short, shiny, and loaded with texture, Wavy bobs ooze effortless glamour.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bobs
Noun
  • With the two events drawing large crowds, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising residents, commuters, visitors and fans to prepare for various traffic impacts.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This is one of the terrible impacts of quantum mechanics on pop culture, this idea that an observer was required for quantum mechanics to make sense, that the observer collapsed the wave function the way that people talked about it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of impacts
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • Some models backstage wore classic Thom Browne brogue pumps with red, white and blue crisscross leg straps.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Heart chamber walls change their shape, altering how the heart pumps blood.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pumps
Noun
  • The goal was to reduce traffic and crashes along an 11-mile stretch of I-77 South from the Brookshire Freeway exit to the South Carolina border.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Nationally, National Transportation Safety Board data show that 16 people have died in eight fatal crashes involving news helicopters in the United States since 2000.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of crashes
Verb
  • The system shudders a bit and then gets back to normal, like a person stubbing a toe or twisting an ankle faces discomfort and difficulty walking for a while.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The American flag has never been among those Davis shudders to make.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Definition of shudders
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“Jounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounces. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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