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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Kylie Jenner has been bouncing around Europe and Los Angeles in a variety of flip-flops and thong sandals this summer.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
After a brief stint in the United Football League with the Sacramento Mountain Lions before the league folded, Johnson bounced around the NFL with numerous teams over the next years, including four franchises in 2015 alone.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
In recent years she’s bounced around from network TV, starring opposite Robin Williams in CBS’s The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), to gory prestige TV in Dexter: Original Sin (2024–present) as one of young Dexter Morgan’s Miami P.D. mentors.
—EW.com, 20 July 2025
Stronger-than-expected export/import data provided a late-day boost, while Shanghai and Shenzhen bounced around the room to end slightly higher.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
After a brief stint in the United Football League with the Sacramento Mountain Lions before the league folded, Johnson bounced around the NFL with numerous teams over the next years, including four franchises in 2015 alone.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
In recent years she’s bounced around from network TV, starring opposite Robin Williams in CBS’s The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), to gory prestige TV in Dexter: Original Sin (2024–present) as one of young Dexter Morgan’s Miami P.D. mentors.
—EW.com, 20 July 2025
Stronger-than-expected export/import data provided a late-day boost, while Shanghai and Shenzhen bounced around the room to end slightly higher.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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“Bounce around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20around. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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