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intransitive verb
transitive verb
jounce
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Synonyms: Verb
agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)
Synonyms: Noun
bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop
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15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
circa 1787, in the meaning defined above
Middle English
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