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Uncommonrebound
The correct spelling is rebound.
How to pronounce rebound
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/
nounIPA: /ɹiˈbaʊnd/
Say it like: Reb-own-d
The correct spelling is rebound. The recoil of an object bouncing off another. For example: "I am on the rebound."
Usage Examples
“I am on the rebound.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
- 2.A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
- 3.An effort to recover from a setback.
- 4.A romantic partner with whom one begins a relationship (or the relationship one begins) for the sake of getting over a previous, recently-ended romantic relationship.
- 5.The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost.
verb
- 1.To bound or spring back from a force.
- 2.To give back an echo.
- 3.To jump up or get back up again.
- 4.To send back; to reverberate.
- 5.To bind again.
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