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bouncing off the walls

bouncing off the walls is the present participle and gerund 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 bouncing off the walls

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

Words near bouncing off the walls in the dictionary

  1. bouncing castle
  2. bouncing castles
  3. bouncing in
  4. bouncing into
  5. bouncing off
  6. bouncing off the walls
  7. bouncing on it
  8. bouncing rubble
  9. bouncing the rubble
  10. bouncingly
  11. bouncings

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