bounce in

verb

To appear suddenly and with hostility.

“I stopped when the cops bounced in on me.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. intransitiveslangTo appear suddenly and with hostility.

    I stopped when the cops bounced in on me.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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