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ricocheting

Variant of ricochet

noun

  1. the oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet, stone, etc. after striking a surface at an angle
  2. a bullet, etc. that ricochets

intransitive verb ricocheted or ricochetted , ricocheting or ricochetting

to make a ricochet motion

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