jouncing

present participle of jounce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jouncing
Verb
  • In a new video with Insightec, the Oscar-winning screenwriter, 76, opened up about struggling for years with essential tremor, which left him unable to do simple tasks without shaking, such as holding a cup or writing by hand.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Steam the clams until the shells open, 5 to 7 minutes, depending on the size of the clams, shaking the pan once or twice.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Across the field, Granite Hills’ talented junior quarterback, Zac Benitez, chilled out, bobbing his head to tunes playing on his headphones.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One video posted to the social platform X appeared to show Kirk addressing the students, at one point speaking about gang violence, before being struck near the neck and later jerking to his left side.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The story follows a Jewish family across five generations, from childhood to adulthood, blending laughs and tear-jerking moments, just like in Bob-Waksberg’s other shows.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As such, a study like this doesn’t change her recommendations about pumping and feeding schedules.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Several were pumping liquid concrete into gaps between the pre-cut stone panels.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andy sighed, shuddering between them.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Microneedling is a treatment that uses thin, vibrating needles to puncture your skin.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Rodríguez’s phone is vibrating, shaking the bottle and glasses, though the chicharrones don’t move.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Jouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jouncing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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