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bounces Definition and Meaning in English (bounces definition)

verb
Synonyms:reboundricochet
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Bounces definition: When an object bounces, it springs back from a surface after hitting it.

Definitions of Bounces

  1. 1verb

    When an object bounces, it springs back from a surface after hitting it.

  2. 2verb

    To move quickly up and down or from side to side, often with energy.

Example Sentences

casual

“The basketball bounces off the rim and goes in.”

casual

“She bounces the baby on her knee to make him laugh.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivebounce
past tensebounced
present participlebouncing
agent nounbouncer
adjectivebouncy

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Bounces definition: When an object bounces, it springs back from a surface after hitting it.
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