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 Black Ops games follow their own continuity under the larger Call of Duty banner, and frequently bounce around non-chronologically between eras, with Black Ops 4 being the furthest entry in the timeline, taking place in the 2040s. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025

As a result, the survey's estimates bounce around quite a bit from month to month. —Billal Rahman dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025

Urías is a roughly replacement-level hitter who plays a good third base and can bounce around the infield. —Chad Jennings, New York Times, 31 July 2025

However, throughout the week, my dog, wife, and I were bounced around the Mini’s cabin while driving my regular test route of towns, motorways and backroads. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

Rhymes for bounce around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground