Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bounce into

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: bounce in-to
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be forced into doing something that one is uncomfortable with.

Example Sentences

"I didn't want to, but the salesman bounced me into it."
"After a failed attempt by ministers to bounce the union into an agreement by announcing its terms (which included all sorts of union red lines such as drivers having to pay for their own training) in the media rather than over the negotiation table, there is an understandable reluctance on the part of the unions to engage in any discussions unless there are no preconditions."

Inflected Forms

bounces into (present, singular) bouncing into (participle, present) bounced into (participle, past) bounced into (past)

Questions

What does bounce into mean?: To be forced into doing something that one is uncomfortable with.

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