Bounce v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bounced p. pr. & vb. n. Bouncing ]
1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden noise; a knock loudly.
Another bounces as hard as he can knock. --Swift.
Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. --Dryden.
2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room.
Out bounced the mastiff. --Swift.
Bounced off his arm+chair. --Thackeray.
3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]