bounce around

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 sound of 100 voices speaking various languages bounced around the Catholic school gymnasium like a basketball. —Tim Craig, Washington Post, 7 June 2026

Seth, meanwhile, has bounced around the league. —Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Finishing with 13 hits at the MLB level, his professional career never really took off, bouncing around the minor-league system while briefly making it to the show. —Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

The Spurs decided to stock the end of their bench with aging centers, and one of them is Kelly Olynyk, who’s been bouncing around the league since Boston drafted him 13th overall in 2013. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for bounce around

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