Hyphenation of ricochet

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ricochet? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ric-o-chet

Definitions of ricochet:

1.	A glancing rebound
2.	Spring back Spring away from an impact The rubber ball bounced These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

Synonyms of ricochet:

noun	carom, recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash
verb	bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, jump, leap, bound, spring

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