bounce around

verb

To discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic.

“We bounced some ideas around but didn't take it any further.”

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jump around
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Meanings

verbbounce around (third-person singular simple present bounces around, present participle bouncing around, simple past and past participle bounced around)

present singular third person bounces around · participle present bouncing around · participle past bounced around · past bounced around

  1. transitiveTo discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic.

    We bounced some ideas around but didn't take it any further.

    1 more example

    We bounced around some suggestions in-house and then workshopped the best ones afterward.

  2. intransitiveSynonym of jump around.

    Synonyms: jump around

  3. figurativelyintransitiveTo switch between jobs, locations and other situations often.

    He was a grinder operator for years. He bounced around for a while because the small shops kept going under.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of jump around.

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jump around
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APA

bounce around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounce%20around

MLA

“bounce around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounce%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bounce around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounce%20around.

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