jounce
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jounce
- /d͡ʒaʊn(t)s/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aʊns
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Late Middle English *jouncen (“to jolt violently”) (evidenced by jouncinge (“violent jolting movement”)); further etymology unknown, possibly imitative.
The noun is probably derived from the verb as it is attested later.
verb jounces · jouncing · jounced
- To shake (someone or something) up and down, for example, by driving a vehicle over obstructions or riding a horse roughly; to jolt. If any vvillbe ſo vvilfull as to denie Riding to be an exerciſe and that a great one, and fitteſt alſo for greateſt perſonages, ſet him either vpon a trotting iade to iounſe him thoroughly or vpon a lame hakney to make him exerciſe his feete, vvhen his courſer failes him.
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To move vigorously up and down; to bounce, to bump, to jolt; also, to fall and hit something heavily.
Near-synonym: jostle
Similar: jostle
noun jounces
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A vigorous up-and-down movement; a jolt, a shake.
Take care of the grips, or we shall have some jounces [jolts], and keep the middle of the road over Woolpit warren, for the sides are caved in, […]
Similar: jouncing
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The fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time; the time derivative of jerk.
The fourth derivative (jounce) may be used to find the tangential and normal loci in the same manner as for the second and third order properties.
Similar: snap
Translations
Talk about this word "jounce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jounce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jounce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jounce "jounce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jounce.Cite this
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title = {jounce},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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