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jounce

[ jouns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, jounced, jounc·ing.

jounce

/ dʒaʊns /

Origin of jounce¹

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently blend of joll to bump (now obsolete) and bounce

Origin of jounce¹

C15: probably a blend of dialect joll to bump + bounce

Harvey Cheyne's wife, she was sick back, an' we did n't want to jounce her.

Winnie cried with a joyous little jounce that shook several pink blossoms from the tree.

The wagon began to jounce, too; so they were obliged to go slowly.

How it did jounce over occasional stones in the country road!

For a time, he was content to jounce rapturously on the cushion and snap the buckle of the reins.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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