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

Although the Sun creates gamma-rays in its core — where nuclear fusion reactions occur — those gamma-rays typically bounce around for more than 100,000 years before making it to the Sun’s outermost layers. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025

The project has bounced around at other studios. —Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

After months of going viral and bouncing around on various tallies, the track makes its debut on multiple rankings in the United Kingdom this frame. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

More John Fisher/Getty Images Sanchez has bounced around the league this season, spending time with three different organizations in the Red Sox, Mets and Toronto Blue Jays. —Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for bounce around

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