Bounce

/baʊns/ verb

Definition

to spring back after hitting a surface; to rebound

Etymology

Middle English bunsen, possibly imitative of the sound of impact

Kelly Says

This word is onomatopoeia at its finest - it literally sounds like what it describes! The 'boun-' mimics the impact and the '-ce' captures that quick rebound.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተንታ
tehn-tah
ARالعربية
ينقر
yin-qar
BNবাংলা
লাফ
lahf
CACatalà
botre
boh-treh
CSČeština
odskakovat
od-skah-koh-vat
DADansk
hoppe
hoh-peh
DEDeutsch
springen
shprin-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ανταποδίδω
an-tah-poh-dee-thoh
ESEspañol
rebote
reh-boh-teh
FAفارسی
پرش
porsheh
FISuomi
pomppia
pom-pee-ah
FRFrançais
bondir
bohndeer
GUGU
ઉછાળ
oo-chhal
HAHA
tsallake
chah-lah-keh
HEעברית
קפיצה
kah-fee-tsah
HIहिन्दी
उछाल
uchchal
HUMagyar
ugrik
oo-greek
IDBahasa Indonesia
melompat
meh-lohm-pat
IGIG
ịwụli
ee-woo-lee
ITItaliano
rimbalzare
rim-bahl-tsah-reh
KKKK
секіру
seh-kee-roo
KMKM
លោត
loh
MRMR
उडी
oo-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
melompat
meh-lohm-pat
MYမြန်မာ
လွှဲ
hlweh
NLNederlands
stuiten
stoo-ten
NONorsk
hoppe
hoh-peh
PAPA
ਛਾਲ
chhal
PLPolski
odbijać
ohd-byah-ch
PTPortuguês
quicar
keekar
RORomână
a sări
ah sah-ree
RUРусский
отскакивать
ot-skah-kee-vat
SVSvenska
studsa
stoosah
SWKiswahili
kutembea
koo-teh-meh-ah
TAதமிழ்
தாண்ட
thahnd
TEతెలుగు
దూసుకొని
doo-soo-koh-nee
THไทย
กระโดด
kra-doht
TLTL
lumipad
loo-mee-pahd
TRTürkçe
zıplamak
zuh-plah-mahk
UKУкраїнська
відскакувати
veed-skah-koo-vah-tye
URاردو
چھلانگ
chalang
VITiếng Việt
nhảy
nya
YOYO
fẹ̀
feh
ZUZU
thatha
thah-thah

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