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

Instead of just jumping right in or bouncing around, part your hair into four (or six, or eight) smaller sections. — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026

Food and drinks are more likely to bounce around, fall over and possibly spill out of the door than in a chest fridge. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

The resulting free kick provided a bit of intrigue as it was deflected and bounced around the box before being cleared by the Paraguayan defense. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

The New York native has bounced around between film, television, and stage work in the years since. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for bounce around

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