carroming
Rebounding at angles
Carroming is the present participle of carom—to strike and rebound, like a billiard ball bouncing off a cushion or another ball.
The word extends to any ricocheting motion: The pinball went carroming through the bumpers.
Things carom off surfaces, off each other, off obstacles: He went carroming down the hallway, bouncing off walls.
Bouncing off surfaces repeatedly
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- reboundReturn after deflection
- cue ballUnmarked billiard striker
- bank shotScored via deflection
carom · angle · deflection · table · pocket · English · spin · break
Springing back repeatedly
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
- pinballingBouncing erratically between things
- deflectingTurning from original path
ricocheting · angling · banking · careening · bumping · striking · veering · skidding
Moving in sharp turns
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- pinballingBouncing erratically between things
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
lurching · rebounding · erratic · chaotic · unpredictable · hurtling · darting · skittering
ricocheting
Bouncing off surfaces repeatedly
bank shot · carom · angle · deflection · table · pocket · English · spin · break · masse
bouncing
Springing back repeatedly
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
- pinballingBouncing erratically between things
deflecting · ricocheting · angling · banking · careening · bumping · striking · veering · skidding · slamming
zigzagging
Moving in sharp turns
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- pinballingBouncing erratically between things
veering · lurching · rebounding · erratic · chaotic · unpredictable · hurtling · darting · skittering · tumbling
carromingpassing through
Moving across without staying
stopping dead · embedding · lodging · sticking · missing