bounce around

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English

Verb

bounce around (third-person singular simple present bounces around, present participle bouncing around, simple past and past participle bounced around)

  1. (transitive) To discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic.
    We bounced around some suggestions in-house and then workshopped the best ones afterward.
    We bounced some ideas around but didn't take it any further.
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of jump around.
  3. (intransitive, figurative) To switch between jobs, locations and other situations often.
    Coordinate term: bounce back
    He was a grinder operator for years. He bounced around for a while because the small shops kept going under.