bouncing
adjective
[ ˈbaʊnsɪŋ ]
• (of a baby) vigorous and healthy.
• "Lisa gave birth to a bouncing baby boy"
Similar:
vigorous,
thriving,
flourishing,
blooming,
healthy,
strong,
robust,
sturdy,
fine,
fit,
in good health,
in good condition,
in good shape,
in good trim,
aerobicized,
in fine fettle,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
in the pink,
fit as a fiddle,
• lively and confident.
• "by the next day she was her usual bouncing, energetic self"
bounce
verb
• (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
• "the ball bounced away and he chased it"
• jump repeatedly up and down, typically on something springy.
• "Emma was happily bouncing up and down on the mattress"
• (of a cheque) be returned by a bank to the payee when there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to meet it.
• "a further two cheques of £160 also bounced"
• eject (a troublemaker) forcibly from a nightclub or similar establishment.
• pressurize (someone) into doing something, typically by presenting them with a fait accompli.
• "the government should beware being bounced into any ill-considered foreign gamble"
Origin:
Middle English bunsen ‘beat, thump’, perhaps imitative, or from Low German bunsen ‘beat’, Dutch bons ‘a thump’.
