ricocheting
present participle ofricochet
ricochet
verb[I]
uk/ˈrɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/us/ˈrɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/If aballorbulletricochets, ithitsasurfaceandmovesaway from it at anangle:
Theballricochetedoffthegoalkeeperand into thenet.
Synonyms
bounce
rebound
Bouncing
- bob
- bounce
- bouncy
- bound
- cannon
- carom
- keepy-uppy
- rebound
- ricochet
- up
Examplesofricocheting
ricocheting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Places, emotions, musical sounds and rhythms, generations, individuals, groups, chapters, and different voices of the book are represented as ' echoing' or 'ricocheting' off each other in multiple ways.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is less likely to endanger others by passing through the immediate target, orricochetingfrom a hard surface.
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This resulted in his brain separating from his brain stem andricochetingin his skull.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He cited passages that alternatively explored the poet's most intimate layers beforericochetingback out into airy ponderings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, images are colorful, and thericochetingnarrative--each chapter ending in suspense and the next chapter jumping to a different plotline--pulls readers to a surprisingly satisfying conclusion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of the helmets falls off,ricochetingoff the floor and levitating just in front of the sleigh, its face-guard lifting to reveal a skeletal face screeching within.
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- put-sb-out-to-pasture
- put sb's nose out of joint
- put-sb-s-nose-out-of-joint
- put sb/sth first
- put-sb-sth-first
- put sb/sth through their/its paces
- put-sb-sth-through-their-its-paces
- put sb through
- put-sb-through
- put sb through sth
- put-sb-through-sth
- put sb through the mill
- put-sb-through-the-mill
- put sb through the wringer
- put-sb-through-the-wringer
- put sb to sth
- put-sb-to-sth
- put sb to the sword
- put-sb-to-the-sword
- put sb up
- put-sb-up
- put sb up to sth
- put-sb-up-to-sth
- putsch
- putschist