jounce | Definition of jounce

jounce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jounce

1 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets

Synonyms of jounce

agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to jounce

rock, sway, swing

chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble

flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave

beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

2 to make short up-and-down movements

her head jounced as the horse began to gallop

Synonyms of jounce

bob, bobble, jog, nod, pump, seesaw, wag

Words Related to jounce

jerk, jiggle, shake, wiggle, wobble (also wabble)

oscillate, rock, sway, swing, undulate