bouncing
Repeatedly hitting, returning
Bouncing describes vigorous, energetic movement—the kind associated with a ball rebounding or a child jumping excitedly.
A bouncing baby is healthy and lively, full of vitality: She gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.
As a present participle of bounce, it covers literal rebounding: The bouncing ball rolled into the street.
Recoiling metal spiral
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- jounceRough shaking movement
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
hop · leap · bound · pogo · trampoline · dribbling · skipping · boing
Lighthearted playful movement
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- friskyLively and playful
frolicsome · rollicking · cavorting · romping · frolicking · pouncing · bounding · skipping
Tendency to resume original form
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- rubberinessElastic, yielding quality
- sponginessSoft, porous resilience
flexibility · pliability · suppleness · give · recoil · rebounding · recovery · tensile
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
bobbing · nodding · thumping · pumping · pulsing · tapping · swaying · rocking
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- jounceRough shaking movement
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
ricochet · hop · leap · bound · pogo · trampoline · dribbling · skipping · boing · jiggle
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
frisky · frolicsome · rollicking · cavorting · romping · frolicking · pouncing · bounding · skipping · hopping
elasticity
Tendency to resume original form
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- rubberinessElastic, yielding quality
sponginess · flexibility · pliability · suppleness · give · recoil · rebounding · recovery · tensile
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
syncopation · bobbing · nodding · thumping · pumping · pulsing · tapping · swaying · rocking · dancing
lively
Animated and energetic
- energeticHaving much vigor
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
bubbly · effervescent · spirited · peppy · sprightly · vivacious · perky · zippy · zesty · sparkly
doorman
Building entrance attendant
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- velvet ropeLuxurious crowd-control barrier
- entryAccess or submission
admission · exclusion · ejection · removal · barred · club · venue
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- Kids Physicsmagnets, gravity, electricity, force, friction
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- baby playpeek-a-boo, peekaboo, pat-a-cake, patty-cake, rattles
- joyful movementsdancing, skipping, jumping, leaping, twirling
bouncingstill
Unmoving, or continuing
stationary · motionless · static · immobile · inert
- bouncing backRecovering from difficulty
- bouncing off the wallsUncontainably energetic
- bouncing aroundMoving with repeated rebounds
- bouncing off wallsExtremely restless and energetic
- bouncing ball
- bouncing castleAir-filled play enclosure
bounce, bouncy, rebound, bounced, bounces, bouncer, bounce back, bounce house, bouncy castle