Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ricochet

/ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: ric-o-chet
IPA: /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.

noun

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

verb

To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.

verb

To operate upon by ricochet firing.

Example Sentences

"And you've not been hit / By flying lead / You'd better close your eyes / Bow your head / Wait for the ricochet"
"Everything that could go right for England did although they never felt lucky and they chuckled at Kane’s third that ricocheted off his heel while he was looking the other way."
"The truth is that our love / Will ricochet through eternity"
"Before the interval an Alibade strike ricocheted off the back of Bright after Ifeoma Onumonu’s cutback. Then in added time Uchenna Kanu smacked a header off the top of the bar."

Etymology

Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/

Inflected Forms

ricochets (plural) ricochets (present, singular) ricocheting (participle, present) ricochetting (UK, especially) ricocheted (participle, past) ricocheted (past) ricochetted (UK, especially)

Derived Forms

ricochetal

Synonyms

carom bounce resile take a hop spring bound rebound recoil reverberate

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

How do you pronounce ricochet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/.
What does ricochet mean?: A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
Where does ricochet come from?: Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin.

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