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    bounc·ing
    [ˈbounsiNG]
    adjective
    bouncing (adjective)
    1. (of a ball) rebounding up and down:
      "an awkwardly bouncing ball"
      • (of a baby) vigorous and healthy:
        "Lisa gave birth to a bouncing baby boy"
      • lively and confident:
        "by the next day she was her usual bouncing, energetic self"
    bounce
    [bouns]
    verb
    bouncing (present participle)
    1. (of an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound (once or repeatedly):
      "the ball bounced away and he chased it" · "he was bouncing the ball against the wall" · "the ball bounced off the rim"
      • (of light, sound, or an electronic signal) come into contact with an object or surface and be reflected:
        "short sound waves bounce off even small objects"
      • (of an email) be returned to its sender after failing to reach its destination:
        "I tried to email him, but the message bounced"
      • (bounce back)
        recover well after a setback:
        "he was admired for his ability to bounce back from injury"
      • baseball
        hit a ball that bounces before reaching a fielder:
        "bouncing out with the bases loaded" · "bounced a grounder to third"
    2. (of a person) jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy:
      "bouncing up and down on the mattress"
      • (of a thing) move up and down while remaining essentially in the same position:
        "the gangplank bounced under his confident step"
      • cause (a child) to move lightly up and down on one's knee as a game:
        "I remember how you used to bounce me on your knee"
      • (of a vehicle) move jerkily along a bumpy surface:
        "the car bounced down the narrow track"
      • move in an energetic or happy manner:
        "Linda bounced in through the open front door"
    3. informal
      (of a check) be returned by a bank when there are insufficient funds to meet it:
      "my rent check bounced"
      • informal
        write (a check) on insufficient funds:
        "I've never bounced a check"
    4. informal
      eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        dismiss (someone) from a job:
        "those who put in a dismal performance will be bounced from the tour"
    Origin
    Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’.
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    verb
    1. (of an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound (once or repeatedly):
    2. (of a person) jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy:
    3. eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
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