verb
- bouncing off a surface at an angle after hitting it
Usage: present participle of ricochet
Examples
- The bullet was ricocheting off the metal walls.
- We could hear stones ricocheting down the cliff face.
- The ball kept ricocheting between the two players.
- Light was ricocheting off the water’s surface.
- The sound of ricocheting metal filled the warehouse.
- She watched the pebble ricocheting across the pond.