"bounce around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bounces around [present, singular, third-person], bouncing around [participle, present], bounced around [participle, past], bounced around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bounce around (third-person singular simple present bounces around, present participle bouncing around, simple past and past participle bounced around)
  1. To discuss or brainstorm ideas on a topic.
    Sense id: en-bounce_around-en-verb-Eth6WB3A
  2. To switch between jobs, locations and other situations often.
    Sense id: en-bounce_around-en-verb-yQD0pHny Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (around): 28 72

Inflected forms

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