Bounce vs. Bouncing — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bounce and Bouncing
Definitions
Bounce➦
(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it
He was bouncing the ball against the wall
The ball bounced away and he chased it
Bouncing➦
Vigorous; healthy
A bouncing baby.
Bounce➦
Jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy
Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress
Bouncing➦
Spirited; lively
A bouncing gait.
Bounce➦
(of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it
A further two cheques of £160 also bounced
Bouncing➦
Healthy; vigorous.
A bouncing baby girl
Bounce➦
Eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
Bouncing➦
Excessively big; whopping.
Bounce➦
Pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli
The government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble
Bouncing➦
Present participle of bounce
Bounce➦
A rebound of a ball or other object
The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce
Bouncing➦
The act of something that bounces.
Bounce➦
An act of jumping or of moving up and down jerkily
Every bounce of the truck brought them into fresh contact
Bouncing➦
Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.
Many tall and bouncing young ladies.
Bounce➦
To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
Bouncing➦
Excessive; big.
Bounce➦
To move jerkily; bump
The car bounced over the potholes.
Bouncing➦
Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Bounce➦
To bound
Children bouncing into the room.
Bouncing➦
Vigorously healthy;
A bouncing baby
Bounce➦
To be left unpaid because of an overdrawn account
A check that bounced.
Bouncing➦
Marked by lively action;
A bouncing gait
Bouncy tunes
The peppy and interesting talk
A spirited dance
Bounce➦
(Computers) To be sent back by a mail server as undeliverable
That email bounced because I used "com" instead of "net.".
Bounce➦
(Baseball) To hit a ground ball to an infielder
The batter bounced out to the shortstop.
Bounce➦
To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound
Bounce a ball on the sidewalk.
Bounce➦
To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off
Bounced a few ideas off my boss.
Bounce➦
To expel by force
Bounced him from the bar.
Bounce➦
To dismiss from employment.
Bounce➦
To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.
Bounce➦
A rebound, as of a ball from the ground.
Bounce➦
A sudden bound or upward movement
The bike went over the rock with a bounce.
Bounce➦
The capacity to rebound; spring
A ball with bounce.
Bounce➦
A sudden increase
Got a bounce in the polls.
Bounce➦
Cheerfulness or liveliness
"He had managed to recover much of his bounce and spirit" (Paul Auster).
Bounce➦
(Slang) Expulsion; dismissal
Was given the bounce from the job.
Bounce➦
A fast, energetic style of hip-hop originating in New Orleans and characterized by repetitive, often sexual call-and-response lyrics.
Bounce➦
A style of dance performed to this music characterized by rapid body movements, especially of the gluteal and hamstring muscles in a way that resembles bouncing while keeping the feet on the ground.
Bounce➦
Chiefly British Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.
Bounce➦
(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
Bounce➦
(intransitive) To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
He bounces nervously on his chair.
Bounce➦
(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
He bounced the child on his knee.
The children were bouncing a ball against a wall.
Bounce➦
To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.
I'm meeting Bob later to bounce some ideas off him about the new product range.
Bounce➦
(intransitive) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
She bounced happily into the room.
Bounce➦
To move rapidly (between).
Bounce➦
To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
We can’t accept further checks from you, as your last one bounced.
Bounce➦
To fail to cover have sufficient funds for (a draft presented against one's account).
He tends to bounce a check or two toward the end of each month, before his payday.
Bounce➦
To leave.
Let’s wrap this up, I gotta bounce.
Bounce➦
To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
Bounce➦
(sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.
Bounce➦
To attack unexpectedly.
The squadron was bounced north of the town.
Bounce➦
To turn power off and back on; to reset.
See if it helps to bounce the router.
Bounce➦
To return undelivered.
What’s your new email address? The old one bounces.
The girl in the bar told me her address was [email protected], but my mail to that address was bounced back by the server.
Bounce➦
To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
The student pilot bounced several times during his landing.
Bounce➦
To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.
After the mid-air collision, his rig failed and he bounced.
Bounce➦
To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.
Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two.
Bounce➦
To bully; to scold.
Bounce➦
To boast; to bluster.
Bounce➦
(archaic) To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; to knock loudly.
Bounce➦
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
Bounce➦
A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
Bounce➦
(internet) An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure.
Bounce➦
The sack, dismissal.
Bounce➦
A bang, boom.
Bounce➦
(archaic) A drink based on brandyW.
Bounce➦
(archaic) A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
Bounce➦
(archaic) Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
Bounce➦
Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.
Bounce➦
(uncountable) A genre of hip-hop music of New Orleans, characterized by often lewd call-and-response chants.
Bounce➦
Drugs.
Bounce➦
Swagger.
Bounce➦
A good beat in music.
Bounce➦
A talent for leaping.
Them pro-ballers got bounce!
Bounce➦
To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
Another bounces as hard as he can knock.
Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart.
Bounce➦
To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
Out bounced the mastiff.
Bounced off his arm+chair.
Bounce➦
To boast; to talk big; to bluster.
Bounce➦
To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump.
Bounce➦
To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.
Bounce➦
To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
Bounce➦
To bully; to scold.
Bounce➦
A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
Bounce➦
A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.
The bounce burst open the door.
Bounce➦
An explosion, or the noise of one.
Bounce➦
Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer.
Bounce➦
A dogfish of Europe (Scyllium catulus).
Bounce➦
With a sudden leap; suddenly.
This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.
Bounce➦
The quality of a substance that is able to rebound
Bounce➦
A light springing movement upwards or forwards
Bounce➦
Rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
Bounce➦
Spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Bounce➦
Hit something so that it bounces;
Bounce a ball
Bounce➦
Move up and down repeatedly
Bounce➦
Come back after being refused;
The check bounced
Bounce➦
Leap suddenly;
He bounced to his feet
Bounce➦
Refuse to accept and send back;
Bounce a check
Bounce➦
Eject from the premises;
The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club
