different between jiggle vs jounce

English

Etymology

From jig +? -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d????l/
• Rhymes: -???l

Noun

jiggle (plural jiggles)

1. a weak, shaking movement.

   Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.

Verb

jiggle (third-person singular simple present jiggles, present participle jiggling, simple past and past participle jiggled)

1. (transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.

   Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.

2. (intransitive) To shake, rattle, or wiggle.

   The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.

Derived terms

• jiggly

Translations

English

Etymology

Of unknown origin, possibly a Portmanteau / Blend of jolt +? bounce.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?ns

Verb

jounce (third-person singular simple present jounces, present participle jouncing, simple past and past participle jounced)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.
   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, 1985, p.51:

     She felt herself swooping, then she was lying on the bed beside Gowan, on her back, jouncing to the dying chatter of the shucks.

Derived terms

• jouncy

Translations

Noun

jounce (countable and uncountable, plural jounces)

1. (physics) The fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time; the time derivative of jerk.