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jounce

  [jouns] verb, jounced, jounc⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to move joltingly or roughly up and down; bounce.
–noun
2. a jouncing movement.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; appar. b. joll to bump (now obs.) and bounce
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jounce   (jouns)   
intr. & tr.v.   jounced, jounc·ing, jounc·es
To move or cause to move with bumps and jolts; bounce.
n.  A rough, jolting movement; a jolt.

[Middle English jouncen.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

jounce 
c.1440, of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of jump and bounce.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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