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Jounce

noun/dʒˈaʊns/
Definition
a sudden jarring impact
move up and down repeatedly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈaʊns/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈaʊns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈaʊns/
1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈaʊns/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna sudden jarring impact
“the door closed with a jolt”
verbmove up and down repeatedly
Word Forms
joltverbmove or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
jarverbmove or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
bouncenounrebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
springen
ein plötzlicher, erschütternder Aufprall
🇫🇷French
sauter
un impact soudain et discordant
🇪🇸Spanish
rebotar
un impacto repentino y discordante
🇮🇹Italian
sobbalzare
un improvviso impatto stridente
🇳🇱Dutch
hotsen
een plotselinge schokkende impact
🇵🇹Portuguese
saltar
um impacto repentino e chocante
🇷🇺Russian
трясти
внезапный резкий удар
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उछाल
अचानक झकझोर देने वाला प्रभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
লাফালাফি
একটি আকস্মিক ঝাঁকুনি প্রভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
ஜவுன்ஸ்
திடீர் அதிர்ச்சிகரமான தாக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఎగరండి
ఆకస్మిక జారింగ్ ప్రభావం
🇮🇳Marathi
उडी मारणे
अचानक धक्कादायक प्रभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
કૂદકો
અચાનક જબરદસ્ત અસર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜಿಗಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಹಠಾತ್ ಜುಗುಪ್ಸೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാടുക
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ആഘാതം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛਾਲ
ਅਚਾਨਕ ਝਟਕਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
🇵🇰Urdu
چھلانگ
اچانک گھمبیر اثر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
跳跃
突然的震动
🇯🇵Japanese
飛び跳ねる
突然の衝撃
🇰🇷Korean
동요
갑작스러운 충격
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhảy lên
một tác động chói tai đột ngột
🇹🇭Thai
กระโดด
ผลกระทบที่สั่นสะเทือนอย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggoncang
dampak yang tiba-tiba menggelegar
🇵🇭Filipino
tumalon
isang biglaang nakakapanghinang epekto
🇲🇾Malay
melenting
kesan menggelegar secara tiba-tiba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اقفز
تأثير مفاجئ مفاجئ
🇮🇷Persian
پرش کردن
ضربه ی ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
sarsıntı
ani sarsıcı bir etki
🇮🇱Hebrew
לקפוץ
פגיעה פתאומית צורמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'jounce'?
The primary meaning of 'jounce' is 'a sudden jarring impact'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jounce' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'jounce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'jounce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'jounce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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