bat around

phrasal verb

batted around; batting around; bats around

informal

: to think about or talk about (something, such as an idea) for a period of time

The plan was batted around for a while, but it was finally rejected.

We've been batting the idea around for a few years.

Examples of bat around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are some names being batted around as the market starts to heat up and the Hurricanes assess their needs. —Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025

Anyone trading and investing in USD, commodities and equities during this administration will never forget the markets being batted around like a Ping-Pong ball, both up and down, after each Trump Tweet. —David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

After the Braves batted around in a five-run first inning, the Giants’ Tyler Fitzgerald led off the bottom of the first with a homer on the first pitch from Holmes, a fastball above and inside the zone. —David O'Brien, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024

District officials have batted around the idea of pushing the start of the school year back a couple of weeks. —Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for bat around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background