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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
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 Joe protests, the nightly racket from the bedroom upstairs has been ticking him off. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 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
  • Instead of focusing only on reducing noise, officials could also pay more attention to the kinds of sounds people hear, including natural ones such as birdsong.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This achievement marks the starting point for a new era of antiproton precision measurements 8,12 in dedicated low-noise offline laboratory environments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of noise
Verb
  • There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 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
  • Finally, the structure crumbled in a roar of broken concrete and a cloud of dust.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The unsentimental roar is, of course, a translation of Chekhov’s saws, and a good one at that.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 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
  • Industry chatter about the potential sale quieted after Vulcan’s recent booster woes.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That sparked chatter about potential interest from another Dominican team (such as Licey, given a connection with his uncle, Erick Aybar) and/or from teams in Venezuela, with several reportedly inquiring.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 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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