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jouncing

verb

present participle of jounce
1
as in shaking
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 bobbing
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 jouncing
  1. shaking
  2. bobbing
  3. jerking
  4. pumping
  5. shuddering
  6. vibrating
  7. quivering
Verb
  • Something about this bone-shaking noise keeps hitting us right in the darkest places of the soul.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Airborne at one point during testing, Silva reportedly inched out on the helicopter's right skid — with no safety belt — to investigate the cause of intense vibrations shaking the cockpit, according to a 2009 interview with Smithsonian Magazine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • At each destination, Eliza kept doing her cinnamon roll dance, bobbing her head and rocking with joy.
    — Sean Carlson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There's currently no 100-MW Kraaken bobbing offshore, powering 32,000 homes, at least for now.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bobbing
Verb
  • And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of jerking
Verb
  • And in Libya, the national oil company has suspended operations at two oilfields and a pumping station amid protests, according to Reuters.
    — Spencer Kimball,Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Five o’clock Saturday, the Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is fist-pumping a half-bewildered but fully enthused home crowd.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pumping
Verb
  • There’s the studio version, which has some really interesting production, with Meg’s shuddering percussion that eventually grates and distracts, and Jack’s very chunky guitar.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.
    — Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of shuddering
Verb
  • Although made of natural materials, these early instruments were played by vibrating the lips to send air into and through a hollow opening—the defining characteristic of a brass instrument.
    — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Accessibility There are several accessible guest rooms in the hotel—these have step-free showers, assistance alarms, grab bars, and visual, sound and vibrating alarm systems.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of vibrating
Verb
  • But because Sara is indeed only 17, wisdom is tempered by a quivering vulnerability as the reality of her pregnancy presses upon her, body and soul, forcing her to open up to Lina and discover the possibility of solidarity.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But each of its eight-and-a-half minutes introduces a subtle mutation, rotating buzzing electronics and quivering guitars into the spotlight.
    — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of quivering
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“Jouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jouncing. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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