jounce
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9.9
- noun
- /dʒaʊns/
- The ride was so bumpy that I could feel every jounce as we traveled along the uneven road.
Examples
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After each jounce during the rough ride, I could see the passengers bracing themselves for the next bump.
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Then other jounces of job and shanty finally landed them near the railroad village of Ringling.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'd lost weight or something in the time I'd been down, and the crotch straps were rubbing me with every jounce.
Fiction book (1999) -
This gift thickens with each jounce of the DC-9, swells as the plane bumps into the Bermuda High over our southernmost state.
Fiction book (1993) -
He struggled to balance on his bicycle with every sudden jounce from the rocky path beneath him.
Synonyms
390
1.3
A sudden loud noise from a hit or impact
275
3.7
A sudden, forceful hit between two things
72
2.1
A sudden violent hit that moves something strongly
53
3.8
A sudden hard movement that shocks or surprises you
2
6.9
A sudden strong shake or hit that makes you stumble
A strong hit that makes a sudden hard contact with something
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jounce comes from an old word that meant 'to shake' and is like jolt or bounce, so a jounce is a sudden, sharp shake or hit.