bounceable

bounce

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Definitions of bounceable word

verb without object bounceable to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall. 1
verb without object bounceable to strike the ground or other surface, and rebound: The ball bounced once before he caught it. 1
verb without object bounceable to move or walk in a lively, exuberant, or energetic manner: She bounced into the room. 1
verb without object bounceable to move along in a lively manner, repeatedly striking the surface below and rebounding: The box bounced down the stairs. 1
verb without object bounceable to move about or enter or leave noisily or angrily (followed by around, about, out, out of, into, etc.): He bounced out of the room in a huff. 1
verb without object bounceable (of a check or the like) to fail to be honored by the bank against which it was drawn, due to lack of sufficient funds. 1

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English buncin, bounsen, variant of bunkin, apparently cognate with Dutch bonken to thump, belabor, bonzen to knock, bump

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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