racketing

present participle of racket

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketing
Verb
  • Avtan often won’t tell Paz anything about the source or meaning of her many samples, which can take the form of fragmented dialogue and what sounds like clinking kitchenware.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • In the heart of the Altstadt, a short walk from Marienplatz, another of Munich’s must-sees, Hofbrauhaus is a swirl of oompah music, clinking liters and travelers discovering that Bavarian exuberance doesn’t require a festival.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
  • And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Join The Athletic’s Cricket WhatsApp Channel by clicking here.
    Nasser Hussain, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.
    Michel Martin, NPR, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Below them, clattering on a dozen parallel tracks, the trains were coming and going, arriving and departing, thundering underground.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Skeletor is all pixels with a clattering jaw perfect for chewing the scenery.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Clicking and clacking, a tiny wooden marionette lifts an apple to his mouth ad infinitum.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • Babe, that clacking fan is long gone.
    E.R. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • High yields worldwide have been rattling investors after oil prices burst above $100 per barrel because of the war.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Now, with aftershocks still rattling damaged cities and thousands of people displaced, some analysts warn the government’s handling of the disaster may be accelerating public disillusionment with the Chavista power structure.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
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“Racketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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