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ricocheted ˈri-kə-ˌshād also ricochetted ˈri-kə-ˌshe-təd ; ricocheting ˈri-kə-ˌshā-iŋ also ricochetting ˈri-kə-ˌshe-tiŋ intransitive verb : to bounce or skip with or as if with a glancing rebound
RICOCHETING definition: 1. present participle of ricochet 2. If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves…. Learn more.
A projectile that bounces off another surface is said to ricochet. You missed when you threw your crumpled paper at the wastepaper basket. Instead, the paper ricocheted off the wall and hit your brother on the head. The battle was on! As a noun, ricochet refers to the rebound or to the object that ricochets.
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.
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.
You do this by ricocheting yourself around the levels, pulling your elastic brain back to fling yourself around. From CNET The cork can reach impressive speeds so be careful in case it ricochets.
ricochet. + adv./prep. (of a moving object) to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle. The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall. The van hit the side of the bridge and ricocheted across the road. mid 18th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.
verb Word forms: -chets, -cheting (-ˌʃeɪɪŋ ), -cheted (-ˌʃeɪd ), -chets, -chetting (-ˌʃɛtɪŋ ), -chetted (-ˌʃɛtɪd ) 1. (intransitive) (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound. noun.
ricochet. verb. /ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ/. [intransitive] Verb Forms. + adv./prep. (of a moving object) to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall. The van hit the side of the bridge and ricocheted across the road.
Most ricochets are caused by accident and while the force of the deflection decelerates the projectile, it can still be energetic and almost as dangerous as before the deflection. The possibility of ricochet is one of the reasons for the common firearms safety rule "Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface." [1]
