bouncing
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/
:
rebote
- The plane gathers speed, the bouncing stops, and they are up.
- bouncing ball
And in these bouncings, off and away, one finds a trajectory.
- And in these bouncings, off and away, one finds a trajectory.
Examples
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In the back seat, there's a great bouncing, snapping of fingers, and clapping of hands.
Fiction book (1990) -
All right, so the bouncing ball is up here.
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You follow the bouncing ball for a while.
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You rise and fall like a bouncing ball.
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All eyes are on the bouncing ball.
Fiction book (1998) -
The baby was in her bouncing chair on the table, one hand grasping the blue-and-white ball on the wire.
Fiction book (2001) -
The bouncing motion entranced him, and without warning, he was lured into a fantasy world.
Academic text (2003) -
The highly dignified Ekoi dance involves subtle bouncing movements and leaps into the air that result in a change of direction.
Academic text (2008) -
The children laughed as they watched the bouncing ball bounce across the playground.
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As the bouncing ball landed on the ground, it quickly rebounded back into the air.
Synonyms
56
2.2
A light springy movement or a lively feeling in a person
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3.0
The movement of a ball or object after it hits a surface and comes back
How easily something springs back after you press or hit it
Repeated leaping movement of dolphins or boats as they move over waves
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.9
A mine that jumps up then explodes to spread metal pieces and hurt people at waist height
- Specialized
A soft elastic silicone material that bounces and returns to its shape
How Bouncy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bouncing comes from the verb bounce, which means 'to hit a surface and spring back', so the noun 'bouncing' is the repeated action of something, like a ball, coming back up again and again.