1. moving rapidly and unpredictably from one place or situation to another, like a pinball bouncing inside a machine
Usage: informal; present participle of pinball

1. the action or process of moving rapidly and unpredictably between different places, situations, or people
Usage: informal; gerund form

Examples

• After the meeting ended, she was pinballing between three different projects.
• He spent the afternoon pinballing around the city, visiting friends without a real plan.
• The conversation kept pinballing from topic to topic without any focus.
• The ball was pinballing off the walls during the chaotic game.
• Her career has been pinballing between different industries for the past five years.
• The team's strategy involved pinballing the ball quickly across the court.