JOUNCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jounce mean? 

• JOUNCE (noun)
  The noun JOUNCE has 1 sense:

1. a sudden jarring impact

  Familiarity information: JOUNCE used as a noun is very rare.

• JOUNCE (verb)
  The verb JOUNCE has 1 sense:

1. move up and down repeatedly

  Familiarity information: JOUNCE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOUNCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden jarring impact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

jar; jolt; jounce; shock

Context example:

all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers

Hypernyms ("jounce" is a kind of...):

blow; bump (an impact (as from a collision))

• JOUNCE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move up and down repeatedly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bounce; jounce

Hypernyms (to "jounce" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

The balls jounce