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bouncing

[boun-sing]

adjective

  1. stout, strong, or vigorous.

    a bouncing baby boy.

  2. exaggerated; big; hearty; noisy.



bouncing

/ ˈʊԲɪŋ /

adjective

  1. vigorous and robust (esp in the phrase a bouncing baby )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • bouncingly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bouncing1

First recorded in 1570–80; bounce + -ing 2
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An old cop show about a kidnapping had provoked the two young vets to start bouncing ideas off each other, until a plan took shape to try it themselves.

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Like arts organizations everywhere and particularly in San Francisco, which has had a harder time than most bouncing back from the pandemic, the San Francisco Symphony had its share of budgetary problems.

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Kalaveti Ravouvou won the foot race with Muir, collected the ball and made 40 metres solo, skipping through one tackle and bouncing off another.

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The eaglets have been practicing going out on tree limbs, flapping, and bouncing up and down.

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From the peripatetic days bouncing around a handful of clubs and juggling six part-time jobs in the amateur women's football era to juggling endorsements galore as a one-person global brand.

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