Synonyms for jounce

Most common

shock · shake · jar · jolt · snap

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A vigorous up-and-down movement; a jolt, a shake.

2. v. 1

   To shake (someone or something) up and down, for example, by driving a vehicle over obstructions or riding a horse roughly; to jolt.

Forms

Plural

jounces → jars, jolts, shocks, shakes…

Past participle

jounced
e.g. jounced → bounced, jostled…

Example sentences

• shock I expect him to get over the shock of his failure.
• shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
• jar I wanted some salt, but there was none in the jar.
• jolt Suddenly I felt something like a jolt.
• snap Snap out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

jar¹

4 letters

snap¹, bump¹, jolt¹

5 letters

shock¹, shake¹

6 letters

bounce¹, jostle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jostle² = 2 syllables).