racket 1 of 2

noun

Definition of racketnext
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B

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racket

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verb

as in to chirp

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Recent Examples of racket
Noun
Cycle along the coastline, set sail across the Mediterranean, dive with certified instructors, explore on horseback, or pick up a racket for a game of tennis or padel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 Griffin Brothers also has an agreement with a racket sport group that will build padel courts and a clubhouse on site. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
After endorsing Head tennis rackets his entire career, Murray this spring started using a Yonex racket. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for racket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racket
  1. noise
  2. chirp
  3. rattle
  4. clink
  5. roar
  6. clank
  7. chatter
  8. chink
Noun
  • The song stays coiled, neither tightening its grip nor exploding into noise.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The company disputes that 27 odor complaints since 2024 and 67 videos of work being done outside permitted hours referenced in a city staff report represent actual violations of the city’s noise, odor and operating hour rules.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of noise
Verb
  • An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • The noise and defense rattle Boley into four sacks and his first interception as a Sun Devil.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattle
Verb
  • Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The event’s beer tent is large enough for 1,000 people, so grab your friends and plan to clink mugs with new ones, too.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clink
Noun
  • The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, the structure crumbled in a roar of broken concrete and a cloud of dust.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of roar
Verb
  • Could having consecutive flyouts clank off a catwalk breathe new life into a listless lineup?
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Still, Devers got enough barrel on the ball to pull it down the right-field line and clank it off the foul pole, winning free chicken for those in attendance.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
Definition of clank
Noun
  • As for the constant chatter about the unwelcome safety tech, Roma said the objections may be exaggerated.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, as far as endings for superhero stories go, Episode 8 has a lot of chatter.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatter
Verb
  • The great room’s pale logs with visible chinking contrast with ultra white floors and drywall.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 25 May 2026
  • The halcyon days of chinking champagne flutes, spacious seating, and sense of adventure has long been replaced by the budget sardine-can approach to air travel.
    — Chris Haslam, Wired News, 1 May 2026
Definition of chink

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