What is another word for bounces?

Pronunciation: [bˈa͡ʊnsɪz] (IPA)

There are a variety of synonyms for the word "bounces" that can be used to indicate different types of movement. Some examples include rebound, spring, jolt, jiggle, vault, hop, skip, and leap. Each of these words has its own unique connotations and can be used in different contexts to convey specific meanings. For example, "rebound" might be used to describe a ball bouncing off a hard surface, while "jolt" might be used to describe a sudden, jerky movement. No matter which synonym one chooses to use, however, they all describe a type of movement that involves a sudden and forceful change in direction or trajectory.

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Usage examples for Bounces

The stone rolled in cornery bounces, with a dull noise, and the rope slipped after it slowly.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price
A second later an angry official bounces out and wants to know what on earth is the matter and declares that he will report the desk to the manager.
"The Book of Business Etiquette"
Nella Henney
Obviously, a mind like that is utterly incapable of understanding a projected thought of scientific content; such a thought bounces off the impregnable mind shield that the bigot has set up around his little area of bigotry.
"The Foreign Hand Tie"
Gordon Randall Garrett

Famous quotes with Bounces

  • The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
    Lou Holtz
  • I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
    George S. Patton
  • I do not like poems that resemble hay compressed into a geometrically perfect cube. I like it when the hay, unkempt, uncombed, with dry berries mixed in it, thrown together gaily and freely, bounces along atop some truck-and more, if there are some lovely and healthy lasses atop the hay-and better yet if the branches catch at the hay, and some of it tumbles to the road.
    Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko
  • I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
    George S. Patton
  • The echo of happiness bounces against a wall. (L'écho du bonheur - S'entend contre un mur.)
    Charles de LEUSSE

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