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Bounce
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Bounce
/baʊns/
To spring back after hitting a surface or to move quickly up and down.
Synonyms:
rebound
spring
leap
ricochet
jump
Antonyms:
fall
settle
collapse
Examples:
My heart
bounces
off my ribs like a ping-pong ball.
'What is the matter?' cried Mr Wititterly,
bouncing
into the room.
They
bounced
along happily.
Etymology:
Middle English
bounsen
, to beat, from Middle Dutch
bonts
, a blow.
Usage Statistics:
16 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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