bouncing
adjective
bounc·ing ˈbau̇n(t)-siŋ 
1
: lively, animated
2
: enjoying good health : robust
bouncingly
ˈbau̇n(t)-siŋ-lē
adverb 
Synonyms
- able-bodied
- fit
- hale
- healthy
- hearty
- robust
- sound
- well
- well-conditioned
- whole
- wholesome
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Example Sentences
a bouncing new baby in the family a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class
Recent Examples on the Web But all of that is inflected through another sensibility, one that was emerging, or reëmerging, in the mid-nineties: an almost folky softness; bouncing, hummable melodies; raw beauty for its own sake. 
Craig Morgan Teicher, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022 My bush was big and bouncing, transcendent and absolutely outasight, baby. Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2022 There is no guarantee that 2022 will see a bouncing, high-figure transfer market. Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 To the untrained eye, what looked like a regulation NBA basketball went bouncing, loose and unclaimed, across the AT&T Center paint late in the fourth quarter Friday. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Nov. 2021 If macaroni ’n’ cheese and guac had a bouncing, beautiful baby, this would be it. Serena Coady, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2021
Craig Morgan Teicher, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022 My bush was big and bouncing, transcendent and absolutely outasight, baby. Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2022 There is no guarantee that 2022 will see a bouncing, high-figure transfer market. Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 To the untrained eye, what looked like a regulation NBA basketball went bouncing, loose and unclaimed, across the AT&T Center paint late in the fourth quarter Friday. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Nov. 2021 If macaroni ’n’ cheese and guac had a bouncing, beautiful baby, this would be it. Serena Coady, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing bouncing
bouncing 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor a bouncing new baby in the family Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- healthy
- well
- whole
- sound
- in shape
- fit
- robust
- hale
- sturdy
- strong
- thriving
- hearty
- prospering
- lively
- wholesome
- active
- tough
- hard
- in fine fettle
- iron
- lusty
- vigorous
- good
- agile
- right
- flourishing
- in the pink
- blooming
- all right
- well-conditioned
- ambulatory
- hardy
- stalwart
- spry
- chipper
- able-bodied
- rugged
- vital
- flush
- sprightly
- nondisabled
- uncrippled
- sprightful
- clean-cut
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sick
- weak
- ill
- halt
- weakly
- feeble
- unfit
- unsound
- unhealthy
- diseased
- ailing
- challenged
- weakened
- decrepit
- unwell
- sickly
- disabled
- lame
- fragile
- incapacitated
- delicate
- crippled
- enfeebled
- infirm
- frail
- worn-out
- debilitated
- sickened
- differently abled
- poorly
- troubled
- bad
- haggard
- run-down
- gaunt
- malnourished
- undernourished
- emaciated
- afflicted
2
as in animated
having much high-spirited energy and movement a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class Synonyms & Similar Words
- animated
- lively
- animate
- energetic
- active
- brisk
- awake
- spanking
- spirited
- playful
- up
- perky
- jaunty
- enthusiastic
- jazzy
- springy
- kinetic
- sparky
- frisky
- pert
- cheerful
- zippy
- peppy
- racy
- dashing
- sprightly
- vital
- mettlesome
- vivacious
- pizazzy
- airy
- pizzazzy
- gay
- snappy
- agile
- eager
- bright
- buoyant
- exuberant
- effervescent
- spry
- bubbly
- chirpy
- sparkly
- boisterous
- on the go
- upbeat
- alert
- nimble
- spiffy
- chipper
- impish
- ebullient
- agog
- dapper
- nervous
- frolicsome
- keen
- open-eyed
- chirrupy
- skittish
- wide-awake
- pixieish
- high-spirited
- high-strung
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- limp
- listless
- languishing
- dead
- leaden
- lifeless
- inanimate
- inactive
- languid
- lackadaisical
- vapid
- tired
- sluggish
- lazy
- weary
- inert
- spiritless
- lethargic
- sleepy
- indolent
- languorous
- torpid
- unambitious
- stolid
- boring
- dull
- tedious
- impassive
- apathetic
- phlegmatic
- irksome
bouncing
2 of 2verb
1
as in chasing
to drive or force out the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy Synonyms & Similar Words
- chasing
- ejecting
- dismissing
- banishing
- outing
- expelling
- evicting
- removing
- extruding
- firing
- sacking
- routing
- kicking out
- casting out
- running off
- ousting
- turning out
- throwing out
- sending packing
- drumming (out)
- booting (out)
- turfing (out)
- giving one the gate
- shutting out
- dispossessing
- exiling
- reading out
- terminating
- displacing
- releasing
- deporting
- expatriating
- deforcing
- ostracizing
- discharging
- mustering out
- retiring
- axing
- canning
- defenestrating
- pink-slipping
- cashiering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- receiving
- taking
- accepting
- admitting
- taking in
- welcoming
- sheltering
- entertaining
- harboring
- lodging
- housing
2
as in rebounding
to strike and fly off at an angle most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket Synonyms & Similar Words
- rebounding
- ricocheting
- hitting
- skipping
- glancing
- bumping
- brushing
- caroming
- skimming
- shaving
- touching
- ricochetting
- sweeping
- kissing
- raking
- nudging
- grazing
- reflecting
- contacting
- sideswiping
3
as in removing
to let go from office, service, or employment I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again Synonyms & Similar Words
- removing
- firing
- dismissing
- sacking
- releasing
- retiring
- terminating
- discharging
- mustering out
- axing
- turning off
- pink-slipping
- canning
- sending packing
- cashiering
- excessing
- laying off
- showing (someone) the door
- separating
- trimming
- unseating
- kicking out
- downsizing
- throwing out
- furloughing
- drumming (out)
- booting (out)
- chucking (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- retaining
- engaging
- keeping
- employing
- hiring
- signing (up or on)
- taking on
- contracting
- rehiring
- reemploying
- recruiting
- subcontracting
- re-employing
4
as in posing
to set before the mind for consideration we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them Synonyms & Similar Words
- posing
- suggesting
- proposing
- offering
- voting
- recommending
- advancing
- presenting
- propounding
- putting forward
- proffering
- moving
- putting forth
- submitting
- nominating
- filing
- planning
- mapping
- shaping
- plotting
- arranging
- charting
- laying
- trotting out
- covering
- framing
- lodging
- tendering
- calculating
- contriving
5
as in hopping
to move with a light springing step the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park Synonyms & Similar Words
- hopping
- bounding
- skipping
- leaping
- jumping
- tripping
- loping
- lolloping
- romping
- skittering
- capering
- gamboling
- gambolling
- frisking
- vaulting
- skimming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- trudging
- lumbering
- plodding