Jounce

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
jounce
    n 1: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt";
         "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock
         absorbers" [syn: {jolt}, {jar}, {jounce}, {shock}]
    v 1: move up and down repeatedly [syn: {bounce}, {jounce}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jounce \Jounce\ (jouns), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jounced}
   (jounst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jouncing} (joun"s[i^]ng).] [Cf.
   {Jaunce}.]
   To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving
   over obstructions.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jounce \Jounce\, n.
   A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "jounce":
      bob, bobble, bounce, bump, chatter, collision, concussion, didder,
      falter, have an ague, hustle, impingement, jactitate, jar, jog,
      joggle, jolt, jostle, jump, percussion, quake, quaver, quiver,
      shake, shiver, shock, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate, wallop,
      wobble

    

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