The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ricochetting.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [R.]
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of ricochet English)
WordNet
n. a glancing rebound [syn: carom]
v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate]
[also: ricochetting, ricochetted]
See ricochet
Usage examples of "ricochetting".
Needle slivers sliced deep into Twelve-T’s flesh, some ricochetting off the metal casings of his replacement parts.
He doubted that the slug would've penetrated a battleship's decking if the bloody thing'd gone off, but there'd have been about a hundred grains of osmium ricochetting hypersonically around the compartment.
The ball of fire made a hissing zigzag of heat and smoke down the stairs, ricochetting off walls and bulkheads alike before the final explosion and brilliant starburst.
There was an underlying sexual tension ricochetting between them, but more important, and more alarming, a sense of friendship.
Weapons from West Section itself must have joined, because the flecks of projectiles ricochetting patterned the vehicle's quarter for the first time.