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.
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As the ball bounced around the box, Raya continuously adjusted his positioning to stay connected to it despite the number of bodies between himself and the impending shot.
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Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Instead of billet housing, Castaneda and his teammates bounced around from one Airbnb to the next, sleeping on couches, pull-out mattresses or the kitchen floor.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The original parchment was rolled up and stored in the office of the secretary of the Continental Congress, but was then moved around a fair amount during the war—bouncing around towns and cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before ending up, in 1785, in New York.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
It's bounced around a little bit for the last six months.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Instead of billet housing, Castaneda and his teammates bounced around from one Airbnb to the next, sleeping on couches, pull-out mattresses or the kitchen floor.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The original parchment was rolled up and stored in the office of the secretary of the Continental Congress, but was then moved around a fair amount during the war—bouncing around towns and cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before ending up, in 1785, in New York.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
It's bounced around a little bit for the last six months.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
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“Bounce around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20around. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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