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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Jeanty, who bounced around the globe as the son of a Naval officer, spent a chunk of his childhood in Florida when James was on the Miami Heat.
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Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The bidding, which bounced around the sales floor and both phone banks before ultimately being won by a collector on the phone with Alex Rotter, the chairman of 20th and 21st century art, lasted a full eleven minutes.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Atlanta, meanwhile, has bounced around in the yearly table and missed the playoffs in ’20 and ’22.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Justin Williams, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The bidding, which bounced around the sales floor and both phone banks before ultimately being won by a collector on the phone with Alex Rotter, the chairman of 20th and 21st century art, lasted a full eleven minutes.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Atlanta, meanwhile, has bounced around in the yearly table and missed the playoffs in ’20 and ’22.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Bounce around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20around. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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