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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Romo has bounced around in the NFL and even spent time in the XFL in 2023 with the San Antonio Brahmas before returning to the NFL as a practice squad member for most teams.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Blumberg-Moiera was originally set to head to Oklahoma City in 2007, but bounced around at a few homes since those weren’t fit to host.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Although the Sun creates gamma-rays in its core — where nuclear fusion reactions occur — those gamma-rays typically bounce around for more than 100,000 years before making it to the Sun’s outermost layers.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The project has bounced around at other studios.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Blumberg-Moiera was originally set to head to Oklahoma City in 2007, but bounced around at a few homes since those weren’t fit to host.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Although the Sun creates gamma-rays in its core — where nuclear fusion reactions occur — those gamma-rays typically bounce around for more than 100,000 years before making it to the Sun’s outermost layers.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The project has bounced around at other studios.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bounce around
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“Bounce around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20around. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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