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bounceto move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

Pronunciation (IPA): /baʊns/

Korean meaning: 튀다, 튕기다, 반동하다

Korean pronunciation: **바**운스

Example Sentences

  • My dog loves to bounce on the bed like it's a trampoline.
  • She managed to bounce back from her failure quickly.
  • The rubber ball bounced so high it almost hit the ceiling.

bounce

VERB

//baʊns//

to move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

bounce concept
💡 Concept

to move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/baʊns/
🇬🇧 UK/baʊns/

🌳Etymology

Rootbounce

Origin

13세기 중반 영어에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 '갑작스럽게 뛰다'라는 의미였습니다. 의성어에서 발전한 단어로 추정되며, 튕기는 소리를 모방한 것으로 보입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

announcedenouncepounceounce
announce
denounce
pounce
ounce

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog loves to bounce on the bed like it's a trampoline.

She managed to bounce back from her failure quickly.

The rubber ball bounced so high it almost hit the ceiling.

😄 Fun example

Let me bounce this crazy idea off you - what if we painted the office purple?

The email bounced back because the address was incorrect.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

springleapreboundjumphop

Antonyms

stickstayremain

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