| jounce (jouns) intr. & tr.v. jounced, jounc·ing, jounc·es To move or cause to move with bumps and jolts; bounce. n. A rough, jolting movement; a jolt. [Middle English jouncen.] |
jounce [dʒaʊns]
vb
to shake or jolt or cause to shake or jolt; bounce
n
a jolting movement; shake; bump
[probably a blend of dialect joll to bump + bounce]
jounce - To move roughly or violently up and down, as when one is riding a horse.
See also related terms for riding.
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| Noun | 1. |  jounce - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" |
| Verb | 1. | jounce - move up and down repeatedly go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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