Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bouncing
IPA transcription: [b'aʊnsɪŋ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bounce, bouncing
    Meaning: rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Usage examples
  • She was quite beside herself with joy, running hither and thither, bouncing up on him, looking about her and even rolling over on the ground.
  • As soon as I was mounted, holding on to Dogger's belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party struck out at a bouncing trot on the road to Dr. Livesey's house.
  • What was formerly a ponderous history, revives in the shape of a romance--an old legend changes into a modern play--and a sober philosophical treatise furnishes the body for a whole series of bouncing and sparkling essays.