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bouncing

/ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Bouncing means: marked by lively action.

Synonyms for bouncing7

noun, as in rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce

adjective, as in marked by lively action

bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy, lively

adjective, as in vigorously healthy

healthy

What does bouncing mean?3

adjective

1

marked by lively action“a bouncing gait”

2

vigorously healthy“a bouncing baby”

noun

1

rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bouncing?2

three syllables

announcingdenouncing
Show 40 near rhymes
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Bouncing in a sentence

  • The children started bouncing up and down on the couch.Hybrid
  • Ziri heard bouncing on one of the beds.Amastan
  • The children were bouncing around the house on space hoppers.sundown
  • I was bouncing off the walls with excitement.Ussis
  • The kids were screaming and bouncing everywhere.Hybrid
  • The children are bouncing on the trampoline.Hybrid
  • Sami sent Layla many letters but they kept bouncing back from Egypt.OsoHombre
  • Claudio heard a ball bouncing downstairs.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bouncing

as a noun

plural
bouncings