jounce

[US]/dʒaʊns/
[UK]/dʒaʊns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.to move or cause to move in a jolting or bouncing manner
n.a sudden jolt or bounce
Word Forms
Past Tensejounced
Past Participlejounced
Present Participlejouncing
Third Person Singularjounces
Pluraljounces

Phrases & Collocations

jounce along

jounce up

jounce down

jounce around

jounce forward

jounce back

jounce wildly

jounce heavily

jounce slightly

jounce repeatedly

Example Sentences

the car began to jounce as we drove over the bumpy road.

she felt the baby jounce in her belly during the dance.

the truck jounced heavily while carrying a full load.

we could hear the boxes jounce in the back of the van.

as the roller coaster took off, we felt ourselves jounce in our seats.

the horse jounced along the trail, making it hard to stay seated.

he tried to keep the camera steady, but the boat continued to jounce.

during the hike, we could feel the backpack jounce against our backs.

the children laughed as the bus jounced over the potholes.

as the train started moving, we felt it jounce slightly.

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