jounce

[ jouns ]
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verb (used with or without object),jounced, jounc·ing.
  1. to move joltingly or roughly up and down; bounce.

noun
  1. a jouncing movement.

Origin of jounce

1
1400–50; late Middle English; apparently blend of joll to bump (now obsolete) and bounce

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British Dictionary definitions for jounce

jounce

/ (dʒaʊns) /


verb
  1. to shake or jolt or cause to shake or jolt; bounce

noun
  1. a jolting movement; shake; bump

Origin of jounce

1
C15: probably a blend of dialect joll to bump + bounce

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