ricochet
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.
ricochetting
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present participleof ricochet.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The pioneer sunbeam of next Christmas morning rattled over the Dunderbunk hills, flashed into Richard Wade’s eyes, waked him, and was off, ricochetting across the black ice of the river.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
A minute later two puffs of smoke from different vessels shot out into the clear evening air, the balls ricochetting from the water in each case a few yards away.
From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
The first ball fired fell short of the brig, striking the water directly in its wake, and ricochetting again threw up the water beyond it.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 by Various
For just then there was a puff of smoke from the cutter, and we could just make out, by the way it dipped, the round shot that went ricochetting over the sea.
From Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore by Gordon Browne
They could hear it descending, not at a single drop, but striking and ricochetting from side to side.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
