akimbo
with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo.
(of limbs) splayed out in an awkward or ungainly manner: After the strenuous hike, she sat on the floor with her legs akimbo.
Origin of akimbo
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How to use akimbo in a sentence
It’s a title with all the swagger of a 200-page contract heavy with riders, an appellation that stands, arms akimbo, in defiance of Pee-wee Herman’s dictum “That’s my name, don’t wear it out.”
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse Unapologetically Kicks Off a Bland New Franchise | Stephanie Zacharek | April 29, 2021 | TimeHe stood with one arm akimbo, the other resting on the table, and grinned like a vulgar Mephistopheles.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullShe was standing in the doorway, her arms akimbo and her sleeves rolled up.
Four Days | Hetty HemenwayHe set his arms akimbo and smiled toothlessly upon the visitor.
The Opened Shutters | Clara Louise BurnhamHis arms were akimbo, his feet planted as firmly as if he were a particularly stubborn brand of tree.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall Garrett
I had gone there because I had seen smoke coming out of the little crooked pipe that stood akimbo.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
British Dictionary definitions for akimbo
/ (əˈkɪmbəʊ) /
arms akimbo or with arms akimbo with hands on hips and elbows projecting outwards
Origin of akimbo
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