rebound
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/noun, verb2 syllables
Rebound means: spring back; spring away from an impact.
Synonyms for rebound11
What does rebound mean?5
verb
1
spring back; spring away from an impact“The rubber ball bounced”
2
return to a former condition“The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends”
noun
1
a movement back from an impact
2
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration“he is still on the rebound from his wife's death”
3
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rebound?21
three syllables
Rebound in a sentence
- Alessia missed a sitter but, from the rebound, scored a worldie.sundown
- She went out with her on the rebound.sundown
- He went out with him on the rebound.sundown
- He went out with her on the rebound.sundown
- She went out with him on the rebound.sundown
- Algeria's economy is expected to rebound next year.Amastan
- Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a rebound from hard work.gauravjiii
- Algeria's economy will rebound next year.Amastan
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Forms of rebound
as a noun
- plural
- rebounds
as a verb
- past tense
- rebounded
- present participle
- rebounding
- third-person singular
- rebounds
- past participle
- rebounded