- present participle of bounce.
bouncing
Americanadjective
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stout, strong, or vigorous.
a bouncing baby boy.
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exaggerated; big; hearty; noisy.
adjective
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Example Sentences
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Thus, our heroes must peel themselves off from the couch and go on the run with their resentful felines Dio and GG bouncing along in backpacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Classified as endangered until this month, numbats have been bouncing back.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The effect is similar to sound bouncing off a wall and producing an echo.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Evan Barker grew up lower-middle-class in Missouri, bouncing between her divorced mom and dad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I sat on my made bed, body bouncing, teeth clenched.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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