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

His bouncing around had little to do with performance and much to do with options. —David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025

Anderson says that with dozens of premium spaces at the track, guests will often bounce around locations from year to year to create new experiences for themselves. —Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Catcher Carson Kelly bounced around from St. Louis to Detroit to Texas since 2016. —Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025

When the Panthers acquired Tarasenko at the trade deadline last year, the veteran winger bounced around the lineup early before eventually sticking on the third line with Luostarinen and Lundell. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for bounce around

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