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bouncing around

bouncing around is the present participle and gerund 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 bouncing around

What is bouncing around the present participle and gerund of?
Bouncing around is the present participle and gerund of bounce around.

Words near bouncing around in the dictionary

  1. bouncinet
  2. bouncinets
  3. bouncinette
  4. bouncinettes
  5. bouncing
  6. bouncing around
  7. bouncing back
  8. bouncing Bet
  9. bouncing Bets
  10. bouncing Betties
  11. bouncing Betty

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