bounce against [sth]

Frequency: 7.29.5 per million words

To hit and rebound from a surface.

bounceVERB + PREPOSITION

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against

Examples (10)

  • The red ball bounces against the brick wall repeatedly.
  • Hailstones bounced noisily against the tin roof during the storm.
  • His voice seemed to bounce against the high ceilings of the empty hall.
  • Raindrops were bouncing against the car's windshield, blurring his view.
  • In the experiment, light photons are expected to bounce against the reflective surface.
  • The force of the wave caused the small boat to bounce against the dock.
  • To win the point, he had to make the tennis ball bounce against the far wall.
  • She watched the rubber duck bounce gently against the side of the bathtub.
  • The basketball bounced hard against the backboard before falling through the net.
  • Shrapnel from the explosion bounced against the armored vehicle, leaving no dents.