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

Howard then bounced around the league with a few teams before rejoining the purple and gold for the 2019-20 campaign. —Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025

Fitzgerald bounced around the diamond last season and saw time at five different positions (not including pitcher), but second base will be his primary responsibility this season. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025

Hackman, who was born in 1930, had already served five years in the Marine Corps, then bounced around New York, Florida, Illinois, and other places without much luck. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025

Maggie was ahead of us, bouncing around the bole of another pine. —Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for bounce around

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