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 rest of the potential free-agent group is an uninspiring mix of older players who have been there, done that — some who have done it in Cleveland already — and a few young players who have bounced around the league in recent years. —Zac Jackson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026

Football is in his blood Kirksey spent the first 18 years of his life bouncing around from one city to another every few years. —Mike Kaye february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026

Their conversation bounced around frenetically, as their conversations tended to do. —Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026

Tina and Milo — the sibling mascots representing the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, respectively — have been bouncing around Milan and Cortina, chopping it up with Snoop Dogg and cheering on athletes from the stands. —Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for bounce around

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