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rebound

/ɹiˈbaʊnd/noun, verb2 syllables

Rebound means: spring back; spring away from an impact.

Synonyms for rebound11

noun, as in a movement back from an impact

recoil, repercussion, backlash

verb, as in spring back; spring away from an impact

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

verb, as in return to a former condition

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

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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

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

Forms of rebound

as a noun

plural
rebounds

as a verb

past tense
rebounded
present participle
rebounding
third-person singular
rebounds
past participle
rebounded