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[ boun-sing ] / ˈbaʊn sɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bouncing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivestout, strong, or vigorous: a bouncing baby boy. exaggerated; big; hearty; noisy. Origin of bouncingFirst recorded in 1570–80; bounce + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM bouncingbounc·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby bouncingbouncedown, bounce flash, bounce game, bounce light, bouncer, bouncing, bouncing Bet, bouncy, bouncy castle, bound, bound and determined to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bouncingThe actor showed tremendous range in the role, bouncing between his wacky stand-up persona and gentler dramatic work. Robin Williams's Greatest Moments on Stage and Screen (Video)|The Daily Beast Video|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST After that, the Princess of the Amazons spent months bouncing back and forth between various writers and artists. Wonder Woman Makes a Triumphant Comeback in a New Comic Series|Hugh Ryan|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Eventually people filed out, grinning broadly, bouncing on the balls of their feet. Jon Batiste, a Thrilling Jazz Pianist Whose First Goal Is to Entertain|Howard Wolfson|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The last thing I want is a bouncing bunk-bed in the back of the van and then a messy breakup. Mother Falcon the 18-Piece Indie Symphonic Rock Band Taking Texas By Storm|Abby Haglage|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One soldier had a basketball and was bouncing it on the marble floors. I Watched Iraq Fall|Janine di Giovanni|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST "You would talk the hind legs off a dog," said the Marquis, bouncing out of the room. Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope She did not look a day older, and the bouncing baby she carried in her arms was a darling. Told in a French Garden|Mildred Aldrich They went through some splendid dancing, falling down on the ground and bouncing up again like india-rubber balls. Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid Walker Four or five months later I met her in a railway carriage, and she had a bouncing baby in her arms. Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge Mr. Bouncing had no anxiety in his face at all now; he looked incredibly contented and young. The Dark Tower|Phyllis Bottome
British Dictionary definitions for bouncing
adjective(when postpositive , foll by with) vigorous and robust (esp in the phrase a bouncing baby) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bouncingbump, rebound, bound, ricochet, jump, leap, hop, carom, heave, throw, buck, jounce, thump, boomerang, hurdle, vault, recoil, bob, backlash, resile |