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jouncing

verb , present participle of jounce

Synonyms and Antonyms of jouncing

1 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets

Synonyms of jouncing

agitating, bucketing, convulsing, jerking, jiggling, joggling, jolting, juddering [chiefly British], quaking, quivering, shaking, shuddering, vibrating, wobbling (also wabbling)

Words Related to jouncing

rocking, swaying, swinging

chattering, quavering, shivering, thrilling, trembling

doddering, wavering

flickering, fluctuating, fluttering, oscillating, undulating, waving

beating, palpitating, pit-a-patting, pitter-pattering, pulsating, pulsing, throbbing

2 to make short up-and-down movements

her head jounced as the horse began to gallop

Synonyms of jouncing

bobbing, bobbling, jogging, nodding, pumping, seesawing, wagging

Words Related to jouncing

jerking, jiggling, shaking, wiggling, wobbling (also wabbling)

oscillating, rocking, swaying, swinging, undulating

dropping, ducking

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