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US
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/
]
NOUN
- a movement back from an impact
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a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
he is still on the rebound from his wife's death - the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
VERB
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spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide -
return to a former condition
The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends
The stock market rallied
How To Use rebound In A Sentence
- The ball rebounded from/off the wall into the pond.
- The Eurasian and Laurentide Ice Sheets were responsible for most of the glacio-eustatic decrease in sea level (about 120 m) during the LGM. The pattern of postglacial isostatic rebound suggests that the ice was thickest over Hudson Bay. Arctic climate variability prior to 100 years BP
- U.S. stocks rose as General Motors jolted higher on its visions of a battery-driven future and as financial stocks like J.P. Morgan Chase rebounded despite economic data that suggested a "stagflationary" environment. J.P. Morgan Chase,
- The Norwegian's header across goal seemed to leave Arveladze with an unmissable chance, but Culkin made a brave stop and was extremely unlucky that the rebound fell to Reyna, who scored from six yards.
- If the murrelet is rebounding, it's because the park service wiped out native predators.
- The mini-trampoline rebounder gets amazing results for almost anyone.
- James then raced onto a long ball over the top of the defence, chipped the goalkeeper but could only look on in frustration as the ball rebounded off the post.
- After a slow May in which he batted just .250 while being slowed by aftereffects from the injury, Burroughs rebounded to hit .355 in the month of June and .362 in the month of July. USATODAY.com - Padres 2002 prospect report
- The keeper then excelled himself by reacting quickly to block the rebound from Adam and, unbelievably, Dundee were still ahead.
- Another rebounding/defensive big man is all this team needs to seriously compete for a shot at the Finals. chris anderson needs to start playing with a chip on his shoulder, again ... he's too concerned with being "birdman". Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local