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- [boun-sing]
- /ˈbaʊn sɪŋ/
- /ˈbaʊn.sɪŋ/
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- [boun-sing]
- /ˈbaʊn sɪŋ/
Definitions of bouncing word
- adjective bouncing If you say that someone is bouncing with health, you mean that they are very healthy. You can also refer to a bouncing baby. 3
- adjective bouncing vigorous and robust (esp in the phrase a bouncing baby) 3
- adjective bouncing big, healthy, strong, etc. 3
- adjective bouncing stout, strong, or vigorous: a bouncing baby boy. 1
- adjective bouncing exaggerated; big; hearty; noisy. 1
- verb without object bouncing to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall. 1
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Origin of bouncing
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; bounce + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bouncing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bouncing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
bouncing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bouncing
adj bouncing
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- billowy — full of or forming billows
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
adjective bouncing
- energetic — Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
- exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- jumping — (colloquial) excellent, very fun.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
noun bouncing
- jounce — a jouncing movement.
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