bounce

Definition:
1. Spring back; spring away from an impact.
2. Hit something so that it bounces.
3. Move up and down repeatedly.
4. Come back after being refused.
5. Leap suddenly.
6. Refuse to accept and send back.
7. Eject from the premises.
8. The quality of a substance that is able to rebound.
9. A light springing movement upwards or forwards.

Use 'bounce' in a sentence:

• 1. The light bounced off the river and dazzled her.
• 2. I coughed but I didn't bounce.
• 3. You need someone to bounce ideas off and share your workload.
• 4. Can it bounce back?
• 5. So the bat sends out these pulses, very focused bursts of sound, and echoes bounce back.
• 6. This tennis ball has no more bounce.
• 7. I want a ball to bounce.
• 8. We've won six matches on the bounce.
• 9. Attempts have been made to bounce member states into decisions with major financial implications.
• 10. He is young enough to bounce back from this disappointment.
• 11. Mr. Milton stood for quite a long time, then he raised his arms, took one bounce and launched himself into a perfect dive.
• 12. Let's bounce a few ideas around.
• 13. He kept bouncing up and down like a yo-yo.
• 14. They hope the market will bounce back.
• 15. My father would burst into the kitchen bouncing a football.
• 16. It will take time for our economy to fully bounce back.
• 17. Tennis balls can bounce many times.
• 18. Her long black hair bounced as she walked.
• 19. It was good to bounce ideas off another mind.
• 20. Can you bounce the ball?
• 21. She lets us do anything, even bounce on our beds.
• 22. We lost two or three early games in the World Cup, but we bounced back.
• 23. They are bouncing with health in the good weather.
• 24. They analyze the echoes, how the waves bounce back.
• 25. Most critters bounce on the balls of their feet, think cats and dogs, while others trot on their toes, like horses and deer.
• 26. It is a bounce of the ball.
• 27. The ball will bounce back.
• 28. They work by bouncing microwaves off solid objects.
• 29. They can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly the sound waves bounce back off them.
• 30. The song's so catchy it makes you bounce around the living room or tap your feet.
• 31. In tennis you must hit the ball before its second bounce.
• 32. The coach teaches me to bounce the ball when it goes high.
• 33. Sounds bounce off heavy storm clouds and return to earth with increased force.
• 34. Your arms and legs need protection from light bouncing off glass.
• 35. The wind was bouncing the branches of the big oak trees.
• 36. Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
• 37. Players complained about the uneven bounce of the tennis court.
• 38. He's had a lot of problems, but he always seems to bounce back pretty quickly.
• 39. All her old bounce was back.
• 40. Her hair bounced as she walked.
• 41. She bounced the ball against the wall.
• 42. Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
• 43. There's not much bounce left in these balls.
• 44. The ball bounced twice before he could reach it.
• 45. Short sound waves bounce off even small objects.
• 46. There was a bounce to his step.
• 47. The ball hit the post and bounced in.
• 48. He was soon bounced from the post.
• 49. He bounced across the room to greet them.
• 50. He bounced ideas off colleagues everywhere he went.