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ricocheting

UK
/ˈrɪkəʃeɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪɪŋ/
ricocheting back
ricocheting off
ricochetingadjective
UK
/ˈrɪkəʊʃeɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪtɪŋ/
Translations
The ricocheting bullet caused panic in the crowd.
Рикошетирующая пуля вызвала панику в толпе.
Definitions
Describing something that is rebounding or bouncing off a surface.
The ricocheting ball caused chaos in the small room.
ricochetingnoun
UK
/ˈrɪkəʃeɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun
Definitions
The act or process of rebounding from a surface.
The ricocheting of the bullets echoed through the canyon.
ricochetverb

ricocheting

ing-form

ricocheted
Past Simple
ricocheted
Past Participle
ricocheting
ing-form
UK
/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/
US
/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ/
Translations
The bullet ricocheted off the wall.
Пуля рикошетила от стены.
Additional translations
отскакивать
пружинить
Definitions
To rebound one or more times off a surface.
The bullet ricocheted off the wall and hit the ceiling.
Synonyms
spring back
deflect
recoil
bounce
rebound
ricochetnoun
Definitions
The action or motion of an object, such as a bullet or stone, rebounding off a surface.
The ricochet of the bullet off the wall startled everyone in the room.
An object that rebounds off a surface.
The ricochet hit the target after bouncing off the ground.
ricochetadjective
Definitions
Relating to, caused by, or having undergone a ricochet.
The victim sustained a wound from a ricochet bullet.
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