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

One of the theories postulates that the ribbon represents a group of particles that somehow leaked from the heliosphere and bounced around interstellar space before returning to the Solar System. —Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025

Many kickers have bounced around the league and found success after being let go by a team. —Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025

Getty Images The top pick in 2018, Baker Mayfield, has famously bounced around between cities, going from Cleveland to Carolina to Los Angeles. —Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Blumberg-Moiera was originally set to head to Oklahoma City in 2007, but bounced around at a few homes since those weren’t fit to host. —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for bounce around

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