ricochet off

ricochet off something

[for some rapidly moving object, such as a bullet] to bounce off something at an angle. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and struck the gunman. Bullets were ricocheting off the walls from all angles.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nickolas	NIK-ə-ləs	English
Dukes	[du:ks]
MihĂIȚĂ	-	Romanian
Kgosi	-	Southern African, Tswana
Ataturk	['æstətʒ:k]
Zipporah	zi-PAWR-ə (English), ZIP-ər-ə (English)	Biblical, Hebrew