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.

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Over the next 12 years, the song bounced around the web but remained unidentified. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 More news: From 2016-21, Lucroy bounced around the league. —

Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The employment reports over the past three months, including this one, have bounced around a great deal - with payroll increases of 78,000 (quite weak), 223,000 (very strong), and now 12,000 (also quite weak - even allowing for the hurricanes and strike) respectively. —

Harry Holzer, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 My kids were thrilled to be bounced around on this extra bumpy adventure. —

Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce around

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