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 catchphrases and infomercial clips bounced around the internet for years, cementing him as one of the rare pitchmen who crossed into mainstream notoriety. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

Throughout the years, Meeks bounced around from specialist to specialist who said her dysphagia couldn’t be treated. —Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

The unexpected part was how the field behind him bounced around in positioning as if on a roulette wheel. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025

Check out video of the moment where the two women jam out like everyone is looking — bouncing around and flipping their hair, holding hands and shouting the lyrics to the ebullient lead single from Lorde’s 2017 sophomore album Melodrama. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for bounce around

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