# bouncing

Pronunciation: say "BOWN-sing" /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of bounce. — present participle and gerund of bounce
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of bounce. Use this form for the action happening now.
   - _Hailstones were bouncing off the car roof during the storm._
   - _She spent the morning bouncing on the old mattress with her cousins._

## Adjective

2. In good health and full of strength and energy.
   - Simple: In good health and full of energy.
   - _The midwife handed them a bouncing baby boy._
   - _Years of farm work left him a bouncing, hearty old man._

## Noun

3. The action or movement of something that springs back after hitting a surface.
   - Simple: The action of springing back after hitting something.
   - _The bouncing of the basketball echoed through the empty gym._
   - _A single hard bouncing sent the marble skittering under the couch._

## Adjective

4. Excessively big; enormous in size. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Extremely big and far larger than usual.

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