- 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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Origin of bouncing
Example Sentences
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Evan Barker grew up lower-middle-class in Missouri, bouncing between her divorced mom and dad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
SpaceX shares were bouncing on Tuesday, surging as much as 8% on an intraday basis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Loki’s movie misdeeds get him “removed from the timeline of history,” and in the “Loki” spinoff TV show, he faces his past while bouncing through time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Without air molecules to slow them down, methane molecules move freely under the influence of gravity, bouncing across the surface as sunlight energizes them and colder temperatures reduce their speed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
He took off down the road, with the buckboard bouncing, and the dust a-boiling.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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