Antonyms for bounce back
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bouns-bak |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaʊnsˌbæk |
Definition of bounce back
Origin :- early 13c., bounsen "to thump, hit," perhaps from Dutch bonzen "to beat, thump," or Low German bunsen, or imitative; sense probably influenced by bound (v.). Sense of "to bounce like a ball" is from 1510s; the rubber check sense is from 1927. Related: Bounced; bouncing.
- verb recuperate quickly
- But sometimes they hit a stone, sir, and bounce back a terrible distance!
- Extract from : « Mr. Punch's Golf Stories » by Various
- More marbles would hit against the wood and bounce back than ever went through the little holes.
- Extract from : « Half-Past Seven Stories » by Robert Gordon Anderson
- Air waves do the same thing; when they strike against a flat surface, they bounce back like a rubber ball.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- You'd just hit the earth and then bounce back again, but there's no use of talking about that, because it never happened but once.
- Extract from : « Andiron Tales » by John Kendrick Bangs
- As soon as they strike the object you are looking at, they reflect (bounce back) from it to your eyes.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
Synonyms for bounce back
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