bounding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb move forward by leaps and bounds
   jump; spring; leap; bound.
   
   • The horse bounded across the meadow
   • The child leapt across the puddle
   • Can you jump over the fence?
2. verb form the boundary of; be contiguous to
   border; bound.
   
3. verb place limits on (extent or access)
   throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
   
   • restrict the use of this parking lot
   • limit the time you can spend with your friends
4. verb spring back; spring away from an impact
   spring; rebound; bound; bounce; take a hop; reverberate; recoil; resile; ricochet.
   
   • The rubber ball bounced
   • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

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