Meanings
present singular third person bounces off the walls · participle present bouncing off the walls · participle past bounced off the walls · past bounced off the walls
- idiomaticTo be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
Near-synonyms: bounce around, jump around, jump about
Synonyms: bounce around, jump around, jump about
- broadlyfigurativelyTo be brimful of agitation from excitement, indignation, or anxiety.
These kids need to get outside for recess. They're bouncing off the walls in here.
1 more example
Acme Inc was our best customer, but they're hopping mad now. They're bouncing off the walls over there.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 興高采烈 /兴高采烈
- 興高采烈 /兴高采烈 (xīnggāocǎiliè)to be overly active
Finnish hyppiä seinillä
- hyppiä seinilläto be overly active
French tourner comme un lion en cage
- tourner comme un lion en cageto be overly active
German aufgekratzt sein
- aufgekratzt seinto be overly active
Polish nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu
- nie móc usiedzieć na miejscuto be overly active
Portuguese ferver
- ferverto be overly active
Russian лезть на стенку
- лезть на стенку (leztʹ na stenku)to be overly active
Cite this entry
bounce off the walls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounce%20off%20the%20walls
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