The very society of joy redoubles it, so that, whilst it lights upon my friend, it rebounds upon myself, and the brighter his candle burns the more easily will it light mine.
As hail rebounds from a roof of slate, Rebounds our heavier hail From each iron scale Of the monster's hide.
In the other hand he holds an arrow, which he strikes against the bow-string, which rebounds as he lets the arrow go.
Sometimes the bow rebounds and goes into the air, then alights and glides still further.
As when Ioues harnesse-bearing Bird from hie 2 Stoupes at a flying heron with proud disdaine, The stone-dead quarrey fals so forciblie, 4 That it reboundsagainst the lowly plaine, A second fall redoubling backe againe.
Some hammer pistols have a rebound, that is, when the hammer falls it rebounds to half-cock.
Hark to the melody of distant bells That on the wind with pleasing hum rebounds By fitful starts, then musically swells Oer the dun stilly grounds; While on the meadow bridge the pausing boy Listens the mellow sounds, And hums in vacant joy.
Tis the huge avalanche downward cast; From rock to rock Rebounds the shock.
The Squash Racquets black ball is so much "deader" that the player usually has to go back first and then forward somewhat in order to be in the proper position to hit the ball as it rebounds off the back wall.
The ball rebounds off the side wall, goes cross court and hits the opposite side wall just inches away from the front wall.
The ball travels off your racquet high into the backhand or left wall, rebounds sharply to the opposite or forehand wall heading toward the front of the court.
Then, instead of coming off at the same angle as it hits, the ball rebounds practically parallel to the back wall (see fig.
A fostered dislike or an anticipated friction sends out a shaft in advance which rebounds and rebounds with quickening vibrations.
Finally, from a valley high up on the southern face of the glacier, there leaped forth first a great stone, which sprang with successive rebounds to the floor of ice.
We are aware that iron driven with a slight velocity rebounds less; true, and less is its real effect; for under the very same circumstances would the great advantages of the lead predominate.
The distance of the throwers from the fence is determined by the victim's throwing the ball at the fence three times so it will rebound; the farthest point to which the ball rebounds becomes the throwing line for the court-martialing.
If a ball remains in the circle or rebounds into it, one of the outer team may run in to get it.
Should the White player fail to hit one of the opponents, the latter try, in turn, to secure the ball before it rebounds or rolls back into the center court.
The ball immediately rebounds to the upright slab and returns with almost as great a force as it was delivered.
If thrown down on the ground the boomerangrebounds in a straight line, pursuing a ricochet motion until the object is struck at which it was thrown.
I love horses I think I have not been attacked enough for it I never think I have hit hard unless it rebounds I replied with my usual forbearance I am my own son, as it seems to me I had not thought love was ever meant for me.
Because the wind (striking against the surrounding hills) rebounds back again upon the chimney, and destroys its draught.
I have observed that when I throw a ball straight against the wall, it returns straight to my hand; but if I throw it obliquely upwards, it rebounds still higher, and I catch it when it falls.
This then is the reason why, when I throw a ball obliquely against the wall, it rebounds in an opposite oblique direction, forming equal angles of incidence and of reflection.
I have observed too, that the more obliquely the ball is struck against the cushion, the more obliquely itrebounds on the opposite side, so that a billiard player can calculate with great accuracy in what direction it will return.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rebounds" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
