Ricochet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a glancing rebound

spring back; spring away from an impact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪkəʃˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪkəʃˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪkəʃˌeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪkəʃˌeɪ/.

Examples

The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carom take a hop reverberate bounce resile bound recoil spring rebound

Parts of Speech

noun	a glancing rebound
verb	spring back; spring away from an impact “The rubber ball bounced”

Word Forms

ricochet	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
carom	verb	rebound after hitting
bounce	noun	rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
resilient	adjective	elastic; rebounds readily
resiliency	noun	an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
spring	noun	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
bound	noun	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
rebound	noun	a movement back from an impact
recoil	noun	a movement back from an impact
ricochet	noun	a glancing rebound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abprallen

ein flüchtiger Aufschwung

🇪🇸Spanish

rebotar

un rebote de mirada

🇮🇹Italian

rimbalzare

un rimbalzo fugace

🇵🇹Portuguese

ricochete

um rebote repentino

🇷🇺Russian

рикошет

скользящий отскок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिकोषेट

एक झलक पलटाव

🇧🇩Bengali

রিকোচেট

একটি glancing রিবাউন্ড

🇮🇳Tamil

ரிகோசெட்

ஒரு பார்வை மீளுருவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుండు

ఒక గ్లాన్సింగ్ రీబౌండ్

🇮🇳Marathi

रिकोचेट

एक झटकन प्रतिक्षेप

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિકોચેટ

એક નજરે જોનાર રીબાઉન્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಕೊಚೆಟ್

ಒಂದು ನೋಟದ ಮರುಕಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਕੋਸ਼ੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਝਲਕ ਰਿਬਾਉਂਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریکوشیٹ

ایک جھلکتی صحت مندی لوٹنے لگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跳弹

短暂的反弹

🇯🇵Japanese

跳ね返る

チラリと見えるリバウンド

🇰🇷Korean

스쳐 날기

슬쩍 반등

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nảy lại

một sự phục hồi nhanh chóng

🇹🇭Thai

แฉลบ

การฟื้นตัวอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memantul

sekilas rebound

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisikad

isang sulyap na rebound

🇲🇾Malay

memantul

lantunan pandang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإرتداد

انتعاش خاطف

🇮🇷Persian

کمانه

یک بازگشت نگاهی

🇹🇷Turkish

sekmek

bir bakış geri tepmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִיקוֹשֵׁט

ריבאונד מבט

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The primary meaning of 'ricochet' is 'a glancing rebound'.

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'ricochet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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