What does bouncing mean?
Definitions for bouncing
ˈbaʊn sɪŋbounc·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
bounce, bouncingadjective
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
bouncingadjective
vigorously healthy
"a bouncing baby"
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippyadjective
marked by lively action
"a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
Wiktionary
bouncingadjective
healthy; vigorous.
a bouncing baby girl
ChatGPT
bouncing
Bouncing refers to a motion that involves repeated rebounding after coming into contact with a surface or object. This action usually happens when an object is thrown, dropped, or forcefully projected onto a surface. The act of bouncing often involves an alternation between gaining and losing potential and kinetic energy.
Webster Dictionary
Bouncing
of Bounce
Bouncingadjective
stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom
Bouncingadjective
excessive; big
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Anagrams for bouncing »
buncoing
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bouncing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bouncing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of bouncing in a Sentence
Our day-to-day is based on interactions with others... bouncing ideas off of other people in a way that's difficult to do when we're all working remotely.
The first part of the week was dominated by falls, but the mood and sentiment seems to have turned and the markets are bouncing. There are few real hard indicators that would suggest the fall or the bounce.
If there is an opioid piece to the embezzlement that those investigations will run simultaneously because this U.S. Attorney’s Office is not going to waste any resources, that being said, we’re hearing about an alleged opioid ring bouncing around but we’ve got a handful of issues regarding his resignation from his law firm due to funds not being accounted for.
I love watching squirrels, they are so energetic, they are always energetic, I havent seen a squirrel that isnt. They are always bouncing around, it makes me feel energized.
Those were the two things he pitched me, and from that, and from the way he was kind of miming the dance moves, we abstractly started bouncing the ball back and forth.
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