Collocations for "bouncing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bouncing" in context.
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bounce
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- bounce [up and down, around]
- the ball bounced
- [it] bounced off [the wall, his face, the car]
- bounce a ball [off the, up and down]
- bounce up and down [with excitement, excitedly, with joy]
- bounce around [with excitement]
- bounce back [easily, confidently]
- bounce back from [defeat, failure, rejection, disappointment]
- [the team, the politician, her ex] bounced back
- bounce [a baby, a child, him] on your knee
- bounce [ideas, an idea, it] around
- bounce [ideas] around [a bit, a little, awhile]
- bounce [ideas] off of you
- young enough to bounce back from
- bounced a check
- bounced from the [club, party]
'bouncing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):