bouncing
Americanadjective
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stout, strong, or vigorous.
a bouncing baby boy.
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exaggerated; big; hearty; noisy.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- bouncingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of bouncing
Example Sentences
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“Many people pride themselves on being ‘long-term investors,’ but acting deliberately when prices are bouncing around is not so easy,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch
Ivakina has spent much of the winter bouncing from show to show.
From Barron's
“You don’t look much like your sister,” Chip said, bouncing the basketball low against the driveway.
From Literature
The scene in which he torments his son by bouncing a basketball against his head was spoofed by Mike Myers' Dr Evil in the second Austin Powers film.
From BBC
Gross domestic product expanded 0.2% in the three months through December, bouncing back from the 0.5% contraction in the third quarter of the year, Switzerland’s statistics office said Monday.
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