verb
racquet
RA-kiht
Racquet (verb) means to hit something with a racquet, or more generally, to move about energetically as if darting after a ball. Example: “The kids racqueted around the yard all afternoon.”
verb
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To hit something with a racquet, or more generally, to move about energetically as if darting after a ball.
"Fancy his disgust when (having given up all hopes of watching the full moon, he had just fallen asleep) he was awakened by the noise of that rat once more racqueting about all over the room."
— A.D. Padgett, Mrs. Arthur H.D. Acland (2015)
"Flashlights in hand, they made their way down the slope and racqueted out upon the lake."
— William Byron Mowery, Guns in the Valley (1938)
"The kids racqueted around the yard all afternoon."
How to use racquet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA less common spelling variant of "racket", used mainly for the sports equipment.
UK vs US
Both spellings exist, but "racket" is far more common overall; "racquet" appears often on sporting-goods packaging.
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- racquets
- Past tense
- racqueted
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Etymology
Borrowed from French raquette; a spelling variant of "racket".
Rhymes for racquet
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What does “racquet” mean?
The word “racquet” means to hit something with a racquet, or more generally, to move about energetically as if darting after a ball. In plain terms, a less common spelling variant of "racket", used mainly for the sports equipment.
How do you pronounce “racquet”?
“Racquet” is pronounced RA-kiht (/ˈɹækɪt/ in IPA).
How do you use “racquet” in a sentence?
Here is “racquet” used in a sentence: “The kids racqueted around the yard all afternoon.”
What part of speech is “racquet”?
“Racquet” is a verb.
Where does the word “racquet” come from?
The word “racquet” comes from French. Borrowed from French raquette; a spelling variant of "racket".
