Synonyms of caroming

caroming

verb

present participle of carom

as in bouncing

to strike and fly off at an angle

a ball caromed off the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouncing
• ricocheting
• glancing
• rebounding
• skipping
• sweeping
• brushing
• skimming
• bumping
• raking
• hitting
• nudging
• shaving
• contacting
• kissing
• grazing
• reflecting
• touching
• sideswiping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caroming

If all goes according to plan Thursday, the worst mishaps will just be Charmin caroming off onlookers. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026

In 2023, a foul ball zipped over the netting behind the plate and struck Sterling in the broadcast booth, caroming off his table and leaving a cut over his eyebrow. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026

Los Angeles went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick. — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026

The Kings went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026

The ball appeared to deflect off a television sound man along the low retaining wall in foul territory before caroming into shallow right field. — Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025