racketing

verb

present participle of racket
as in clanking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketing
  1. clinking
  2. chirping
  3. clicking
  4. clattering
  5. clacking
  6. rattling
Verb
  • Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.
    — Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinking
Verb
  • With relatives of Julian Lewis chirping at coach Deion Sanders on social media, the Buffs are prepared to give quarterback Isaac Wilson his first start.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of chirping
Verb
  • Open the retailer's official app or type its web address yourself rather than clicking a link in an unexpected message.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Don't mindlessly scroll, let your guard down and start clicking to hand over your self-populating banking info.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clicking
Verb
  • Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of clattering
Verb
  • Teeth clacking was recognized 99% of the time and jaw clenching 96% of the time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Heck, our returning champion Carole wasn’t even in this episode other than clacking away on her keyboard.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of clacking
Verb
  • One aerial fight is a dazzler with long takes of planes swooping through the clouds accompanied by the teeth-rattling clatter of lightning bolts that crash against your ears like metal trashcan lids.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The rise of Starlink has put pressure on legacy broadband providers like Charter and Comcast, with the new report about Boost Mobile also rattling wireless carriers.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rattling
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“Racketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketing. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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