rebound
verb (used without object)
to bound or spring back from force of impact.
were rebounding
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past progressiveof rebound.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The digital tokens were rebounding as investors bet that the U.S. shutdown was nearing an end, having tumbled last week as investors fretted about lofty artificial-intelligence valuations.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
A growing glut of oil and fear of a global economic slowdown have pushed U.S. crude prices to their lowest point since fuel markets were rebounding from the Covid crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Beck-Mewing said rents were rebounding after many property owners dropped rents during COVID, and will likely to continue to increase in 2023 due to increased rental demand after immigrations allowances were raised by almost one-third.
From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2022
But it came as state tax revenues already were rebounding, leaving many states with record surpluses and enviable decisions about what to do with all the money.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
There was an opening in a high hedge, and a short brick walk from which the drops were rebounding knee-high, and, seen dimly through the deluge, a porch at the end of it.
From The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour
