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bouncing

/ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण बाउन्सिंग

हृष्ट-पुष्ट, तंदुरुस्त (बच्चा)

Core word

adjective
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    [only before noun]

    (especially of a baby) strong and healthy

    हृष्ट-पुष्ट, तंदुरुस्त (बच्चा)

    • She gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.
    • Radhika's cousin gave birth to a bouncing baby girl.
    • The nurse proudly showed us the bouncing baby.
    + 2 more examples
    • They have a bouncing baby boy of three kilos.
    • Their bouncing twins keep the house lively.

    Synonyms healthy robust thriving

    Opposite sickly frail

§Structures (grammar patterns) 6

a bouncing baby / bouncing boy

Before a noun for a baby or child, bouncing means strong, healthy and full of energy.

बच्चे के noun के पहले 'bouncing' का अर्थ मजबूत, स्वस्थ और ऊर्जा से भरा है।

  • She gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.
  • A bouncing little girl ran to the gate.

bouncing + noun (physical)

It also describes something that bounces: a bouncing ball, bouncing castle.

यह उस चीज़ को भी बताता है जो उछलती है: a bouncing ball, bouncing castle।

  • The children chased a bouncing ball.

bounce (verb) / bouncing (participle)

Bouncing is the -ing form of bounce, used in continuous tenses and as an adjective.

'Bouncing', bounce का -ing रूप है, जो continuous tense और adjective दोनों रूपों में आता है।

  • The ball was bouncing across the courtyard.

bouncing with energy / happiness

'Bouncing with' shows a person full of lively energy; it is informal.

'Bouncing with' ऊर्जा से भरे व्यक्ति को बताता है; यह informal है।

  • He came in bouncing with energy after the match.

bouncing back (idiom link)

'Bounce back' means to recover quickly after a failure; the -ing form is 'bouncing back'.

'Bounce back' का अर्थ असफलता के बाद जल्दी उबरना है; इसका -ing रूप 'bouncing back' है।

  • She is bouncing back after the injury.

bouncing vs bouncy

Bouncing describes the action or a healthy baby; bouncy describes something that bounces well or a lively, cheerful person.

Bouncing क्रिया या स्वस्थ शिशु को बताता है; bouncy वह है जो अच्छी तरह उछलता है या जीवंत, प्रसन्न व्यक्ति।

  • It is a bouncy rubber ball.
  • She has a bouncy personality.
+Collocations 5

bouncing + noun

babyballboycurlscastlestep

  • The bouncing baby laughed at everyone.

adverb + bouncing

happilyexcitedlymerrilyconstantly

  • The puppy ran about happily bouncing.

verb + bouncing

keepstartstopgo oncarry on

  • Keep bouncing the ball against the wall.

bouncing + noun (health)

bouncing healthbouncing babybouncing curls

  • She had bouncing curls that danced when she walked.

bouncing + with

with joywith energywith healthwith excitement

  • The little boy came home bouncing with excitement.
“More examples 8
  • The village welcomed a bouncing baby girl on Diwali.

गाँव ने दीवाली पर एक स्वस्थ बच्ची का स्वागत किया।

  • A bouncing ball rolled under Radhika's desk.

एक उछलती गेंद राधिका की मेज़ के नीचे लुढ़क गई।

  • The bouncing castle was the favourite at the school fair.

स्कूल मेले में उछलने वाला महल सबसे लोकप्रिय था।

  • He walked with a bouncing step after hearing his result.

परिणाम सुनकर वह उछलती चाल से चला।

  • The twins are bouncing and healthy at six months.

छह महीने की उम्र में जुड़वाँ बच्चे स्वस्थ और हृष्ट-पुष्ट हैं।

  • After a week of rest, Radhika was bouncing back to full health.

एक सप्ताह के आराम के बाद राधिका पूरी तरह स्वस्थ होने लगी।

  • The cricket ball kept bouncing off the uneven pitch.

क्रिकेट की गेंद ऊबड़-खाबड़ पिच पर उछलती रही।

  • The bouncing baby won the healthy-baby contest at the fair.

स्वस्थ शिशु ने मेले की हेल्दी-बेबी प्रतियोगिता जीती।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Bouncing and bouncy are close, but they are not interchangeable.

Bouncing और bouncy पास-पास हैं, पर एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं लिए जा सकते।

bouncing

Strong and healthy (of a baby) or in the act of bouncing.

(शिशु के लिए) हृष्ट-पुष्ट या उछलने की क्रिया में।

  • A bouncing baby.

bouncy

Tending to bounce, or lively and cheerful.

उछलने वाला, या जीवंत और प्रसन्न।

  • A bouncy mattress.

healthy

The general word for being in good health.

अच्छे स्वास्थ्य के लिए सामान्य शब्द।

  • A healthy child.
◇Word family
bounce verbbounce nounbouncy adjective