jouncing
Bumpy up-down motion
Jouncing is rough, jolting movement—the kind of bouncing that comes from traveling over uneven terrain.
A truck jounces down a rutted road; passengers jounce in their seats.
The word captures motion that's repetitive and jarring rather than smooth: The old bus went jouncing along the dirt path.
Shaking with sudden force
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
jerking · shuddering · vibrating · rocking · oscillating · wobbling · swaying · undulating
jolting
Shaking with sudden force
bucking · jerking · shuddering · vibrating · rocking · oscillating · wobbling · swaying · undulating · bobbing
bumpy
Uneven in surface
potholes · cobblestone · gravel · corrugated · off-road · rocky · pitted · washboard · terrain · cratered
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
axle · carriage · wagon · jeep · stagecoach · bus · tractor · truck · cart · saddle