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.

Examples of bounce around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The crew was just being dragged from one country to the next, and just bouncing around. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024

The team then bounced around different venues, including high schools and colleges. —Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024

The man that police charged with murder, Carlton McPherson, had severe mental illness and bounced around the city’s shelter system, according to his family. —Claire Fahy, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

As the laser light bounces around inside, frequencies matched to the size of the cavity build up in power creating a highly stable light source. —IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2024

Others bounce around with an Muhammad Ali-esque flow. —Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2024

The annual inflation rate has bounced around north of 3% for months, the latest retail sales data came in soft, and wholesale prices took an unexpectedly higher leap. —J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024

His shot bounced around the rim and dropped through the hoop with three seconds to spare. —Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024

Cline, a Texas native, bounced around foster homes as a child. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024