'Bouncing' definitions:
Definition of 'bouncing'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Bouncing'
From: GCIDE
- Bounce \Bounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative origin.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly. [1913 Webster]
- Another bounces as hard as he can knock. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room. [1913 Webster]
- Out bounced the mastiff. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Bounced off his arm+chair. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bouncing'
From: GCIDE
- Bouncing \Boun"cing\, a.
- 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom. [1913 Webster]
- Many tall and bouncing young ladies. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Excessive; big. "A bouncing reckoning." --B. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- Bouncing Bet (Bot.), the common soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}). --Harper's Mag. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bouncing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- activist,
- activistic,
- alive,
- animated,
- beefy,
- bouncy,
- bounding,
- breezy,
- brisk,
- bubbly,
- chipper,
- doughty,
- ebullient,
- effervescent,
- energetic,
- flush,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- frisky,
- full of go,
- full of life,
- full of pep,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hale and hearty,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- hearty,
- hefty,
- hopping,
- husky,
- iron-hard,
- jumping,
- leaping,
- live,
- lively,
- lusty,
- mercurial,
- mighty,
- militant,
- nervy,
- obstinate,
- peppy,
- perky,
- pert,
- potent,
- powerful,
- prancing,
- puissant,
- quicksilver,
- rebounding,
- recalcitrant,
- recoiling,
- red-blooded,
- repercussive,
- resilient,
- robust,
- robustious,
- robustuous,
- rude,
- rugged,
- saltant,
- saltatorial,
- saltatory,
- skipping,
- smacking,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- sprightly,
- springing,
- spry,
- stalwart,
- steely,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- vivacious,
- zingy