jounce 1 of 2

jounce

2 of 2

verb

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of jounce
Noun
Additional front and rear jounce dampers help absorb the load after landing sweet jumps, while new braces on the trailer hitch help increase the tow rating to 4500 pounds. Carlos Lago, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2022 For the first time, the Corvette has such stiff spring rates that helper springs are needed to maintain proper check load when the car is at full jounce. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2021 The affected vehicles have a front brake jounce hose that can rupture and lead to brake fluid leaking, ultimately possibly causing longer brake-pedal travel and increasing the risk of a crash. Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2020 Going a step further, secondary Fox hydraulic jounce dampers—heavy-duty, short-stroke shock absorbers common on off-road racing vehicles—take the place of the front bump stops to help prevent the suspension from bottoming out. Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020 Joe DeAngelo was thick-muscled and dough-faced, with an odd jounce to his gait. Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019 Its suspension is soft and tuned for compliance such that the Atlas absorbed the jolts and jounces of our rutted camp driveway better than any other. Jeff Sabatini, Car and Driver, 13 July 2017
Verb
Tailbone pain sometimes can arise after sitting on a hard surface for a long time, or sitting on an ill-fitting or jouncing seat. Mayo Clinic, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019 But as the bus jounced along and the woman in the suit sat primly with her satchel in her lap, Magdalena changed her mind. Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019 The frame shape and temple design must harmonize with your helmet lest the glasses jounce around or, worse, rub your skull wrong. Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 13 June 2018 This band has a rare instrumentation — tenor saxophone, tuba, two drummers — and a relentless, jouncing sound anchored in rhythms of the Caribbean. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2018 On the album’s title tune, the bass line jounces from major to minor and then back again, as Mr. Mergia skates above it on organ and synthesizer and Fender Rhodes. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018 Early mornings and midafternoons at Ranthambore see a restricted number of open-air vehicles shuttling tourists into the park to jounce along five dusty trail routes, each stretching a few miles. Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 11 May 2017 The second EMT’s eyebrows were jouncing around unreadably. Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017 That rickety bus bounced and jounced along dirt roads and pulled into an Arizona elementary school. Michael Powell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounce
Noun
  • Spoofing these systems to report incorrect location data could affect aircraft in flight—increasing the risk of collisions, forcing crews to execute additional maneuvers and generating false alarms.
    Eric Updyke, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Miraculously, only one member of the Hooligan Navy was killed while serving, during a collision with a Dutch freighter.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But the potential for shaking things up would be there every day.
    Mike Sando, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • By Tuesday morning a public bathroom that once stood on the wharf bobbed along the coast.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During a visit this month by NBC News, vacationers lounged on soft sand beaches and surfers bobbed in the water.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In addition to a jolt in ticket sales, the school also recognized a marked increase in the sale of football programs, novelties, parking and concessions, which cumulatively generated $2.9 million in FY24 as compared to $1.5 million the previous year.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • There are a number of factors, including the transition jolt Christian Braun provides to the starting lineup and the driving, cutting presence of Russell Westbrook.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Previously the two were able to disable brakes, honk the horn, jerk the seat belt, and control the steering wheel using a laptop in the back of both a Toyota Prius and Ford Escape.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Dad nodded his approval again and the kid did as instructed, reflexively jerking his hand away as the starter began to churn the 117-cubic inch motor.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Before long a crew arrived at my home and a cement truck (holding up traffic on Saint Paul Street) was pumping tons of concrete through a little window that had served as a coal chute.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Bruins solved that issue against the Leafs by pumping four past Joseph Woll.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Until some team wins 500 games in a row and forces the league to shudder for lack of competitive interest or something like that, this will continue to be the case.
    Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • With all the progress in computing, the old dream of achieving optimal morality shuddered awake.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near jounce

Cite this Entry

“Jounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounce. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on jounce

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!