to racket
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4.9
- verb
- /ˈrækɪt/
- As the thunderstorm approached, the wind racketed through the trees, causing a racket of its own.
Examples
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The children racketed in the backyard, laughing and playing as the sun set.
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A jukebox is racketing out "The Yellow Rose of Texas."
Fiction book (2002) -
After a local freight train racketed by, three men in overalls drove over the track, got out of their pickup, and began telling him about a big engine in a dry field six miles west, and how nobody could get it to run all week.
Fiction book (1991) -
High in the forest's leafy eaves, redstarts and chickadees, warblers and woodlarks racketed.
Fiction book (1992) -
The construction site racketed all day long, making it hard for the residents to concentrate.
Synonyms
811
1.0
To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away
70
4.0
To make a loud, high, sharp sound that startles people
61
2.9
To make a high, squeaking sound when moved or pressed
61
1.4
To make a short high sound when things move or rub together
48
3.9
To make a loud rattling sound by hitting hard things together
44
2.7
To move or act in a noisy wild way that causes trouble
39
3.8
To make a loud harsh sound that hurts your ears, like a siren
13
5.1
To make a harsh ringing sound like keys or coins
3
7.2
To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird
2
4.8
To make a very high, sharp sound often as a cry
1
9.9
A loud rattling sound when metal or hard things hit each other
1
9.9
To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door
1
9.9
To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate
1
9.9
To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream
Idioms
Compounds
1
3.4
A light piece of sports equipment with a long handle and a small oval head used to play squash
1
2.6
A light, long-handled frame with strings used to hit the shuttlecock in badminton
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Etymology
Racket as a verb meaning 'to make loud noise' comes from the noun for noise, so to racket is simply to make a lot of loud, disturbing sound.