ricochet

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
2. noun An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
3. verb To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
4. verb To operate upon by ricochet firing.

Similar words

bounce spring rebound recoil carom bound take a hop skip glance rush

Often followed by

off from of and fire around through back in

Word family

ricocheted ricocheting ricochets ricochetted ricochetting