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bounced around

bounced around is the simple past and past participle of bounce around.

Meaning of bounce around

Verb

bounce around (third-person singular simple present bounces around, present participle bouncing around, simple past and past participle bounced around)

  1. (transitive) To discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic.
    • We bounced around some suggestions in-house and then workshopped the best ones afterward.
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of jump around.
    Synonyms:
    jump around
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To switch between jobs, locations and other situations often.
    • He was a grinder operator for years. He bounced around for a while because the small shops kept going under.

Questions about bounced around

What is bounced around the simple past and past participle of?
Bounced around is the simple past and past participle of bounce around.

Words near bounced around in the dictionary

  1. bounceback
  2. bouncebackability
  3. bouncebackable
  4. bouncebacks
  5. bounced
  6. bounced around
  7. bounced back
  8. bounced check
  9. bounced checks
  10. bounced cheque
  11. bounced cheques

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