bouncing around
Rebounding here, there
Bouncing around describes moving from place to place without settling, or shifting between topics, ideas, or options without committing to one.
I've been bouncing around between jobs since graduation.
The conversation kept bouncing around—we never stayed on one subject.
The phrase suggests restless, informal movement rather than purposeful direction.
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
- ricochetingBouncing off surfaces repeatedly
- ping pong ballTable tennis projectile
- bouncing off the wallsUncontainably energetic
- restlessUnable to be still
hopping · zigzagging · brainstorming · chaotic · careening · jittery · vacillating · pinballing · oscillating · flitting · here and there · on the move · all over the place · all over the map · dynamic · improvising · unsettled · skipping
bouncing aroundstationary
Not in motion
still · motionless · at rest · immobile · standing still
bouncing aroundsettled
No longer in question
staying put · anchored · rooted · settling down · established
bouncing aroundfocused
Directing attention narrowly
concentrated · zeroing in · honing in · single-minded · steady
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