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

During the discussion, talk of students’ career aspirations bounced around the room. —Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026

For a player who has bounced around the league and been a part of a lot of drama along the way, Butler seemed unusually settled in his first year with the Warriors. —Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

Golden recently questioned 7-footer Charles Bediako’s return to Tuscaloosa after a two-season hiatus bouncing around the NBA’s G-League, an about-face counter to NCAA rules forbidding a player to enter the draft and return to college. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026

But with no title sponsor after Sunday, when Farmers departs after 17 years, and the PGA Tour expected to implement schedule changes beginning next year, questions have been bouncing around this week like a putt on Torrey’s poa annua greens. —Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for bounce around

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