Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "bouncing" []

  • Vigorous; healthy: a bouncing baby. (adjective)
  • Spirited; lively: a bouncing gait. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bouncing" in a sentence
  • ""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."
  • "I cringe at the sound of my name bouncing off the walls."
  • "WOLF: It gives a new meaning to the term bouncing baby."