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bouncing

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bounc·ing  (bounsng)
adj.
1. Vigorous; healthy: a bouncing baby.
2. Spirited; lively: a bouncing gait.

bouncing·ly adv.

bouncing [ˈbaʊnsɪŋ]
adj
(when postpositive, foll by with) vigorous and robust (esp in the phrase a bouncing baby)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bouncingbouncing - rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact
Adj.1.bouncing - vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"
healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
2.bouncingbouncing - marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

bouncing
adjective lively, healthy, thriving, blooming, robust, vigorous, energetic, perky, sprightly, alive and kicking, fighting fit, full of beans (informal), fit as a fiddle (informal), bright-eyed and bushy-tailed They are bouncing with good health in the summer.
Translations
bouncing [ˈbaʊnsɪŋ] ADJ bouncing babyniño/a m/f sanote
bouncing [ˈbaʊnsɪŋ] adj [baby] → plein(e) de santé
to be bouncing with health → respirer la santé
bouncing
adj bouncing babystrammer Säugling
bouncing [ˈbaunsɪŋ] adj bouncing babybambino/a pieno/a di salute
bouncing [ˈbaunsɪŋ] adj bouncing babybambino/a pieno/a di salute


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Passepartout was wrapped in uneasy dreams of the bouncing of the day before.
Even on the hottest afternoons the cottonwoods made a rustling shade, and the air smelled of popcorn and melted butter, and Bouncing Bets wilting in the sun.
As soon as I was mounted, holding on to Dogger's belt, the supervisor gave the word, and the party struck out at a bouncing trot on the road to Dr.
 
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