ricochetting
Deflecting off surfaces
Ricochetting is rebounding off a surface at an angle, as a bullet or stone skips off hard ground or water.
The word implies rapid, unpredictable deflection: The bullet went ricochetting off the concrete.
Figuratively, something ricochetting moves erratically from point to point: Her thoughts went ricochetting between panic and resolve.
Also spelled ricocheting.
Springing back repeatedly
- deflectingTurning from original path
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
glancing · pinging · trajectory · angle · impact · surface · projectile · bullet
Tilting or swaying recklessly
- zigzaggingMoving in sharp turns
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
pinballing · bounding · darting · bouncing · chaotic · wild · haphazard · lurching
Brief high-pitched signal
- clangingResonant metallic sounding
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- echoingReflecting sound repeatedly
ringing · clattering · reverberating · twanging · zinging · whizzing · tinny · sharp
Extending over space
- cascadingFalling in stages
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- echoingReflecting sound repeatedly
- consequencesResults of actions taken
rippling · spillover · repercussions · unintended · secondary · fallout · amplifying · multiplying
bouncing
Springing back repeatedly
- deflectingTurning from original path
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
careening · glancing · pinging · trajectory · angle · impact · surface · projectile · bullet · stone
careening
Tilting or swaying recklessly
- zigzaggingMoving in sharp turns
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
unpredictable · pinballing · bounding · darting · bouncing · chaotic · wild · haphazard · lurching · swerving
pinging
Brief high-pitched signal
- clangingResonant metallic sounding
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
echoing · ringing · clattering · reverberating · twanging · zinging · whizzing · tinny · sharp · staccato
spreading
Extending over space
- cascadingFalling in stages
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- echoingReflecting sound repeatedly
consequences · rippling · spillover · repercussions · unintended · secondary · fallout · amplifying · multiplying · triggering
ricochettingembedding
Placing within surrounding mass
lodging · penetrating · sticking · sinking in · piercing