bounce around

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bounce around

verb bounces around · bouncing around · bounced around

transitive To discuss or brainstorm (ideas) on a topic. We bounced around some suggestions in-house and then workshopped the best ones afterward.
intransitive Synonym of jump around.
Similar: jump around
figuratively, intransitive To switch between jobs, locations and other situations often. He was a grinder operator for years. He bounced around for a while because the small shops kept going under.

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@misc{bounce_around_2026,
  title = {bounce around},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bounce%20around},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}