Rebounding

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something that rebounds. countable, uncountable

    "It seems hard to suppose that the collisions and reboundings of the atoms cancel out the downward movement of everything entirely."

  2. 2
    Synonym of rebound exercise. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rebound form-of, gerund, participle, present

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boomingbouncingechoicechoinglingeringpersistent

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"Sea level rise at specific locations may be more or less than the global average due to many local factors: subsidence, upstream flood control, erosion, regional ocean currents, variations in land height, and whether the land is still rebounding from the compressive weight of Ice Age glaciers."

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