bouncing
bown sing
- n rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
- v spring back; spring away from an impact
- v hit something so that it bounces
- v move up and down repeatedly
- v come back after being refused
- v leap suddenly
- v refuse to accept and send back
- v eject from the premises
- s vigorously healthy
a bouncing baby - s marked by lively action
a bouncing gait
- Another popular game is giving the ball lots of spin, bouncing it against the wall, and seeing how many times it will bounce back to the wall before stopping.
- Another concerned Brownian motion, an until-then unexplained phenomenon involving bouncing molecules.
- Their mission in the Iraqi city was marred by violence, but British troops are preparing to leave a city that's bouncing back.