jounce

intr. & tr.v., jounced, jounc·ing, jounc·es.
To move or cause to move with bumps and jolts; bounce.

n.
A rough, jolting movement; a jolt.

[Middle English jouncen.]

(jouns)
verb tr., intr.
To bounce along.

noun
A jolting movement.

Etymology
Of uncertain origin, apparently a blend of joll (to knock or bump) and bounce

Usage
"We jounced along the rutted, rock-strewn roads in the rural bush of Ethiopia to the man's hut, which was shaped like a beehive." — Hope Anderson Brumbach; Into Africa; Daily News (Longview, Washington); Oct 14, 2006.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sudden impact
  Synonyms: jolt, jar

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The verb jounce has one meaning:

Meaning #1: move up and down repeatedly
  Synonym: bounce

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ryste, støde, skrumple, bumpe
v. tr. - ryste, støde
n. - rysten, stød, skrumplen, bumpen

Nederlands (Dutch)
horten, stoten, bons

Français (French)
v. intr. - sauter, avancer des soubresauts
v. tr. - sauter, avancer avec des soubresauts
n. - saut

Deutsch (German)
v. - holpern, rumpeln, schütteln
n. - Stoß

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταρακουνώ/-ιέμαι
n. - ταρακούνημα, κραδασμός

Italiano (Italian)
scuotere violentemente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sacudir, mover-se aos solavancos, quicar
n. - sacudidela (f), solavanco (m), salto (m)

Русский (Russian)
встряска, движение толчками, трясти, подбрасывать, трястись, подпрыгивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - dar tumbos
v. tr. - sacudir, traquetear
n. - sacudida, traqueteo, tumbo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skaka, ruska, dunsa, skumpa
n. - skakning, duns, skumpande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
震动, 颠簸, 使震动, 使颠簸, 摇动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 震動, 顛簸
v. tr. - 使震動, 使顛簸
n. - 搖動, 震動

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 상하로 흔들리다
v. tr. - 상하로 흔들다
n. - 상하로 흔들림

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ガタガタゆする
n. - 動揺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) هز, خضخض, ارتج, اهتز (الاسم) هزة, رجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮טלטל‬
v. tr. - ‮טלטל‬
n. - ‮טלטול‬

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