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bouncing

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbaʊnsɪŋ// UK //bˈaʊnsɪŋ// bounc·ing Archaic Informal

adj. full of energy, health, and happiness. You use this to describe someone who seems very lively and active.

adj. characterised by high energy, vitality, and physical health. Often describes a person's movement or a baby's health.


SIMPLE

She is a bouncing, happy toddler.

CONTEXTUAL

The team walked onto the field with a bouncing energy that suggested they were ready for the challenge.

COMPLEX

Despite the long flight, the children arrived in a bouncing mood, seemingly unaffected by the exhaustion that had overtaken the adults.

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Typically used as an attributive adjective before the noun it modifies.

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