ricocheting

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

Origin: Fr; used first in fable du ricochet (story in which the narrator constantly evades the hearers' questions) < ?

intransitive verb ricocheted or ricochetted , ricocheting or ricochetting

Origin: Fr ricocher < the n.