verb
racquet
RA-kiht
verb
1
To hit something with a racquet, or more generally, to move about energetically as if darting after a ball.
"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.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
racqueted past tense, racquets singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French raquette; a spelling variant of "racket".