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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. whenpostpositive, foll by with vigorous and robust (esp in the phrase a bouncing baby )
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܲԳiԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bouncing1

First recorded in 1570–80; bounce + -ing 2
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Saracens hardly touched the ball until the eighth minute when Tom Willis went on a spectacular carry, bouncing off challenge after challenge before eventually losing the ball.

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Joe’s inner monologue pipes up, excitedly stating, “In the canon of epic romances, bouncing back from a gunpoint confessional is practically a genre staple.”

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KR looked rattled and the home crowd was bouncing, but Hull FC's efforts soon began to tell and Rovers pounced as their opponents tired.

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In a video posted online by The Telegraph, the bird can be seen bouncing a large stone off the glass roof of the building.

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The financial markets that California’s progressive tax structure is dependent on shot up in response before bouncing up and down the rest of the week.

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