bounce
verb (used without object)
to spring back from a surface in a lively manner.
bounced
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past participleof bounce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bounce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bounceverb (used without object)to spring back from a surface in a lively manner.
Example Sentences
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Healthcare stocks have since bounced back, in part due to the rotation away from tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
In all, Stafford said, about $50,000 moved through his account or others she had him set up, while another $100,000 in bad checks she sent him bounced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Liverpool bounced back from their first league defeat of the season against Manchester City last weekend by scoring twice in the second half against a Brentford side reduced to 10 men before half-time.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Then William Contreras and Jake Bauers each bounced ground-rule doubles into the stands, Bauers’ driving in two runs to cut the Dodgers’ lead in half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Blue and green M&M’s bounced and rolled across the floor of the Sugar Shack.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
