Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Vigorous; healthy.
- adjective Spirited; lively.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Vigorous; strong; stout: as, “the bouncing Amazon,” Shak., M. N. D., ii. 2; “a bouncing lass,”
- Exaggerated; excessive; big.
- Lying; bragging; boastful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.
- adjective Excessive; big.
- adjective (Bot.) the common soapwort (
Saponaria officinalis ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
healthy ;vigorous . - verb Present participle of
bounce .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
- adjective marked by lively action
- adjective vigorously healthy
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Examples
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"If you compare this pitch to the one at the Emirates, there's a big difference because when you get the ball [at Wembley], it's just bouncing and bouncing and bouncing.
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I cringe at the sound of my name bouncing off the walls.
Veracity LAURA BYNUM 2010
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WOLF: It gives a new meaning to the term bouncing baby.
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ROBERTS: Now, that is what you call a bouncing baby boy.
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Alex Moore said ... and bouncing is oh so joyful, yes? definitely puts a smile on my face.
The Big Bounce Lou Anders 2009
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Sleep was a pain-filled exercise in bouncing in and out of awareness.
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For newer traders the discussion forums can be helpful in bouncing ideas off other newer traders.
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Jan. 4th, 2010 04: 33 pm (UTC) bouncing is fun! me likie bouncy me likie bouncy
Happy New Year grrm 2010
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Lindsay became known as the bouncing bride, Kevin says, because she was bouncing with excitement during the entire ceremony.
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Lindsay became known as the bouncing bride, Kevin says, because she was bouncing with excitement during the entire ceremony.
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