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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Chip stocks are bouncing, but the uncertainty around future data-center spending probably isn’t going away, which he noted could keep stocks volatile for some time.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
"The view is beautiful. They're bigger than trees," 23-year-old Toukta Phonsala told AFP inside her wooden stilt house in Dak Wai village, her baby bouncing on her lap.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Schoenbrun confidently guides readers down winding, interconnected roads, bouncing between online cults and peculiar digital ephemera to weave a gripping search for truth in a time when the internet has made everything fiction.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Somewhere in this chain of revelations, a persistent question began bouncing around the internet: Aren’t these … crimes?
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
I take my place behind a little stand near the train tracks, where they used to sell ice cream, while Helena starts bouncing the ball Mr. Szymczak has put air in.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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