adj
Meaning 1
Healthy; vigorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a bouncing baby girl
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bouncing
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Excessively big; whopping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of something that bounces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of bounce
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
marked by lively action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bouncing gait
- bouncy tunes
- the peppy and interesting talk
- a spirited dance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
vigorously healthy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bouncing baby
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bounce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: енергичен (energičen) — healthy; vigorous
- Bulgarian: силен (silen) — healthy; vigorous
- Bulgarian: здрав (zdrav) — healthy; vigorous
- Chinese Mandarin: 健壮的 — healthy; vigorous
- Icelandic: hraustlegur — healthy; vigorous
- Icelandic: myndarlegur — healthy; vigorous
- Romanian: viguros — healthy; vigorous
- Romanian: robust — healthy; vigorous
- Romanian: plin de viață — healthy; vigorous
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