bounce around
phrasal verb
bounced around; bouncing around; bounces around
informal
: to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it
We were bouncing some ideas around for the design of the book's cover.
They bounced around some plot ideas for a new play.
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The stock bounces around considerably on tariff news.
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John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The 53-year-old ageless wonder was bouncing around the football field barking encouragement, shouting out orders and running circles around participants — many nearly 40 years his younger — at the Orlando Quarterback Shootout and Battle in the Pit.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Jordan Schakel, after bouncing around the G League for four years with call-ups for six NBA games, is headed to Filou Oostende in Belgium.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Other names on the L.A. summer league team include RJ Davis, the North Carolina standout, and Darius Bazley, a first-round pick in 2019 who has since bounced around the league.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The 53-year-old ageless wonder was bouncing around the football field barking encouragement, shouting out orders and running circles around participants — many nearly 40 years his younger — at the Orlando Quarterback Shootout and Battle in the Pit.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Jordan Schakel, after bouncing around the G League for four years with call-ups for six NBA games, is headed to Filou Oostende in Belgium.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Other names on the L.A. summer league team include RJ Davis, the North Carolina standout, and Darius Bazley, a first-round pick in 2019 who has since bounced around the league.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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“Bounce around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20around. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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