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ricochet
[ rik-uh-shey, rik-uh-sheyor, especially British, rik-uh-shet ]
noun
- the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting from a surface one or more times as a result of a glancing blow.
verb (used without object)
- to move by rebounding or deflecting from a surface, as a projectile.
Synonyms: , ,
ricochet
/ ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ; ˈrɪkəˌʃɛt /
verb
- intr (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound
noun
- the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet
- an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets
Word History and Origins
Origin of ricochet1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ricochet1
Example Sentences
The ball, however, ricocheted off the tree and toward the fairway rather than out of bounds.
If you wish to be cynical, there are reasons why Murkowski — whose comments Monday quickly ricocheted across the country — may be more prepared to speak out against Trump than her timorous Republican peers.
With stocks falling and economists predicting price hikes across a broad range of imported goods, there are plenty of anxious questions ricocheting in supermarket aisles these days.
You can either volley, play off a bounce or let the ball ricochet off tempered glass walls before you hit it.
“We’ve got a lot of young boys and girls on our street, and I worry that, God forbid, something might ricochet and hit them, or one of us, or one of our dogs.”
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