jounce
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of jounce
1400–50; late Middle English; apparently blend of joll to bump (now obsolete) and bounce
Example Sentences
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Meet The Harry Kane Team, led by a striker who traumatised City’s central defenders, jouncing and grappling, always looking to spin away and dig out one of those God‑level diagonal passes.
From The Guardian
By the time the lights dimmed for the 7 p.m. show and trailers started to play, the sound system jouncing everyone’s insides, only 28 people had turned up, including myself.
From New York Times
Before the race, he jounced along in a golf cart, surveying the large yard where he rents spots to RV campers for $50 per night.
From New York Times
If you do manage to bottom it out, a unique set of hydraulic jounce bumpers up front further cushion the landing.
From Fox News
By the time the music proper kicks in, with its jouncing 4/4 strings and its sprightly whistled melody, she has invariably stopped crying altogether.
From New York Times
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