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bounced off the walls

bounced off the walls is the simple past and past participle of bounce off the walls.

Meaning of bounce off the walls

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
    • Near-synonyms: bounce around, jump around, jump about
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To be brimful of agitation from excitement, indignation, or anxiety.
    • Acme Inc was our best customer, but they're hopping mad now. They're bouncing off the walls over there.

Questions about bounced off the walls

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

Words near bounced off the walls in the dictionary

  1. bounced cheque
  2. bounced cheques
  3. bounced in
  4. bounced into
  5. bounced off
  6. bounced off the walls
  7. bounced on it
  8. bounced rubble
  9. bounced the rubble
  10. bouncedown
  11. bouncedowns

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