	Appearance
✓	Use device theme
✓	Dark theme
✓	Light theme

What is another word for bounding?

Need synonyms for bounding? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼

Verb

Present participle for to walk or run with leaping strides

Present participle for to enclose or form the boundary of

Present participle for to adjoin or be adjacent to

Present participle for to mark out the boundary or limits of

Present participle for to restrict or place within certain limits

Present participle for to move or progress with great haste

Present participle for to hem in or close off on all sides

Present participle for to jump, leap or spring over something

Present participle for to spring upon suddenly to attack or capture

Present participle for to have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed

Adjective

In the act of jumping or bouncing

Edging

Adjacent to, or in contact with

Ellipsis of in the pink of health

Noun

Restricting

An act of outlining or marking out

The act or state of being surrounded or encircled by a barrier

… more ▼

Verb

▲

Present participle for to walk or run with leaping strides

gambolling^UK

gamboling^US

reveling^US

revelling^UK

kicking up one's heels

going places and do things

indulging in horseplay

letting your hair down

acting the giddy goat

acting the goat

fannying about

more ❯

“She would bound down the stairs happily to greet him as he entered.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to enclose or form the boundary of

forming a ring around

forming a barrier round

forming a barrier around

keeping within bounds

jailing^US

gaoling^UK

more ❯

“A stone wall and gate would bound the grounds of the old house.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to adjoin or be adjacent to

neighboring^US

coming into contact with

more ❯

“The Tennessee and Big Sandy Rivers would bound the district on the east.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to mark out the boundary or limits of

keeping within bounds

keeping within limits

setting limits on

imposing limits on

holding down

keeping a tight rein on

keeping under control

putting a ceiling on

more ❯

“Areas of interest will be bound clearly on the map.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to restrict or place within certain limits

marking the limits of

indicating

marking the boundaries of

penciling^US

pencilling^UK

setting the limits of

setting the boundaries of

setting bounds to

more ❯

“What are the views which bound his imagination and actuate his impotent powers?”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to move or progress with great haste

travelling^UK

traveling^US

going hell for leather

going like the clappers

going like a bat out of hell

putting on some speed

getting your skates on

putting on a burst of speed

moving like greased lightning

putting your foot down

plunging ahead

showing quickly

passing quickly

ploughing^UK

plowing^US

making oneself scarce

running like the wind

gambolling^UK

gamboling^US

going like greased lightning

going at breakneck speed

heading for the hills

making a quick exit

beating a hasty retreat

taking off

making a break for it

showing a clean pair of heels

opening up the throttle

putting pedal to metal

putting on afterburners

putting on speed

peeling rubber

opening up

more ❯

Verb

▲

Present participle for to hem in or close off on all sides

gaoling^UK

jailing^US

keeping under lock and key

more ❯

Verb

▲

Present participle for to jump, leap or spring over something

Verb

▲

Present participle for to spring upon suddenly to attack or capture

Verb

▲

Present participle for to have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed

Adjective

▲

In the act of jumping or bouncing

Adjective

Edging

Adjective

Adjacent to, or in contact with

neighboring^US

within spitting distance

within sniffing distance

not far off

close-by

a hop, skip and a jump away

just round the corner

in the neighbourhood of

within close range of

within striking distance

a stone's throw away

within walking distance

across the street

give or take a little

on your doorstep

more ❯

Adjective

▲

Ellipsis of in the pink of health

Noun

Restricting

Noun

An act of outlining or marking out

Noun

▲

The act or state of being surrounded or encircled by a barrier

	Find more words!








bounding
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

Related Words and Phrases

What is another word for bounding?

Need synonyms for bounding? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Related Words and Phrases

See Also