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Definition of cartwheel in English: cartwheelnounˈkɑːtwiːlˈkɑrtˌ(h)wil 1The wheel of a cart. Example sentencesExamples - The first and most likely type to have been used in the Saxon period, is basically a cartwheel mounted horizontally on a pivot, the wheel being rotated by hand or with a stick.
- The archways and entrances on the town's streets are marked with limestone blocks for cartwheels to pass over, all worn with the passage of time, each archway unique in the shape and size of its own blocks.
- Certain desirable objets such as old roof tiles, an ancient cartwheel, a granite water trough and other items we hardly thought of as portable disappeared one by one from the building site.
2A circular sideways handspring with the arms and legs extended. he turned a cartwheel on the table Example sentencesExamples - She suddenly jumped into a handstand, followed by an array of back flips and cartwheels, making her way back from the stream.
- ‘I loved all the princesses, and I couldn't believe how the dancers could do somersaults and cartwheels on ice while dressed up in costume,’ she gushed afterwards.
- The urge came over Owen to do something extremely unprofessional, cartwheels or somersaults in the office, anything to let out all of the pent up energy that had been welling up inside of him during this long, but fruitful day.
- You get out to watch them and one kid's doing cartwheels over the ball, another's doing back flips.
- I did a few crooked cartwheels and was attempting to do a handstand when he got up, shaking his head in amusement.
- Some days, I still get the urge to do a handstand or a free cartwheel or a series of split leaps.
- Now aged 81, Keleti remains full of energy and is still able to turn cartwheels.
- You are astonished to discover the man can do cartwheels, handstands and back flips.
- Everyone applauded again as the jester set off around the room, spinning the baton and throwing it high in the air, time and time again, before doing a cartwheel or a somersault and catching it perfectly.
- Level Three were the most difficult containing moves such as back flips, somersaults and full cartwheels.
- Their neighbor, an older woman, was impressed with the way six-year-old Nancy did the cartwheels and handstands her mother had taught her, and she offered to pay for gymnastics classes.
- His routines now are far more daring than the cartwheels or even the basic somersaults that he learned with his first team, the Tallahassee Tumbling Tots.
- Ella was racing around the room like a five year old doing cartwheels and somersaults across the carpeted floor.
- She had to do cartwheels and handstands, but was perfect.
- All of a sudden, Yianna was doing handsprings, Frank was performing no-handed cartwheels and Toni was doing somersaults in mid-air.
- At age 74, she was more than capable of performing cartwheels and the splits!
- Linked together, the one standing on the shoulders of the other, they turned cartwheels, and did flips and somersaults, launching themselves into the air.
- The boy whizzed up the platform, yelling, jumping, turning cartwheels.
- He not only walked but ran, jogged, did summersaults, cartwheels, and other various things, but he was always moving.
- I could have done handsprings and cartwheels down the aisles without hitting anybody.
verbˈkɑːtwiːlˈkɑrtˌ(h)wil no object, with adverbial of direction Perform a cartwheel or cartwheels. he cartwheeled across the room Example sentencesExamples - She began to sit up and he cartwheeled over her back, forcing her back on the ground.
- The sewer collapse happened before I got to San Francisco, but I still remember the impressive television news footage of that giant Tudor house cartwheeling in seconds into a giant hole and collapsing into a bunch of boards.
- But as I was coming in to land, I went through some turbulence and, as I tried to brake, one side of the canopy collapsed and I went cartwheeling out of control.
- I've gone and cartwheeled over my own feet and landed square on my head.
- Charlotte blinked as Marta Cumming's tiny frame cartwheeled across the lawn.
- It is believed the plane cartwheeled across a rocky plateau before the starboard wing burst into flames.
- When she wouldn't stop somersaulting and cartwheeling in the front room we decided to take her dancing.
- The aircraft spun wildly before cartwheeling into the ground.
- Children danced by the bandstand and cartwheeled across the grass, while others enjoyed a picnic or stretched out to soak up the sunshine.
- In several places we each went sprawling, clawing at tufts of dead grass to stop ourselves from cartwheeling down the mountain.
- Male cheerleaders cartwheeled into Manchester in a bid to become world champions - with not a pompom in sight.
- It was a jolly good plan, Vernon decided, as he cartwheeled down the road to post his letter.
- On one occasion the doctor was driving down St Aubyn Street when the flywheel came off, cartwheeled away and was lost.
- Jade decided to practice her gymnastics and she cartwheeled over to the high dive.
- You're on a football pitch, not cartwheeling around a sawdust ring like a circus entertainer.
- An image rose in Dennis's head of women cartwheeling behind Sonny and John Wayne, their skin smooth and white, their bodies pinwheeling slowly into the glistening pool.
- After several moments, he lunged forward, feinting a kick, but cartwheeled back as I lowered my hand to block.
- I have several friends who sit down to watch a grand prix only to switch off once all the cars have negotiated the first corner without cartwheeling into the scenery.
- Hogan says he has seen badly breached roofs where the rooftop air-conditioning units had came unfastened and cartwheeled across the roof.
- Chastity kicked her legs out from under her, but Miriam cartwheeled away, keeping her balance and landing lightly on her feet.
Definition of cartwheel in US English: cartwheelnounˈkɑrtˌ(h)wilˈkärtˌ(h)wēl 1The wheel of a cart. Example sentencesExamples - Certain desirable objets such as old roof tiles, an ancient cartwheel, a granite water trough and other items we hardly thought of as portable disappeared one by one from the building site.
- The first and most likely type to have been used in the Saxon period, is basically a cartwheel mounted horizontally on a pivot, the wheel being rotated by hand or with a stick.
- The archways and entrances on the town's streets are marked with limestone blocks for cartwheels to pass over, all worn with the passage of time, each archway unique in the shape and size of its own blocks.
2A circular sideways handspring with the arms and legs extended. Example sentencesExamples - The urge came over Owen to do something extremely unprofessional, cartwheels or somersaults in the office, anything to let out all of the pent up energy that had been welling up inside of him during this long, but fruitful day.
- I did a few crooked cartwheels and was attempting to do a handstand when he got up, shaking his head in amusement.
- You are astonished to discover the man can do cartwheels, handstands and back flips.
- ‘I loved all the princesses, and I couldn't believe how the dancers could do somersaults and cartwheels on ice while dressed up in costume,’ she gushed afterwards.
- Everyone applauded again as the jester set off around the room, spinning the baton and throwing it high in the air, time and time again, before doing a cartwheel or a somersault and catching it perfectly.
- His routines now are far more daring than the cartwheels or even the basic somersaults that he learned with his first team, the Tallahassee Tumbling Tots.
- She had to do cartwheels and handstands, but was perfect.
- At age 74, she was more than capable of performing cartwheels and the splits!
- Linked together, the one standing on the shoulders of the other, they turned cartwheels, and did flips and somersaults, launching themselves into the air.
- Now aged 81, Keleti remains full of energy and is still able to turn cartwheels.
- Their neighbor, an older woman, was impressed with the way six-year-old Nancy did the cartwheels and handstands her mother had taught her, and she offered to pay for gymnastics classes.
- Ella was racing around the room like a five year old doing cartwheels and somersaults across the carpeted floor.
- Some days, I still get the urge to do a handstand or a free cartwheel or a series of split leaps.
- She suddenly jumped into a handstand, followed by an array of back flips and cartwheels, making her way back from the stream.
- You get out to watch them and one kid's doing cartwheels over the ball, another's doing back flips.
- The boy whizzed up the platform, yelling, jumping, turning cartwheels.
- Level Three were the most difficult containing moves such as back flips, somersaults and full cartwheels.
- All of a sudden, Yianna was doing handsprings, Frank was performing no-handed cartwheels and Toni was doing somersaults in mid-air.
- I could have done handsprings and cartwheels down the aisles without hitting anybody.
- He not only walked but ran, jogged, did summersaults, cartwheels, and other various things, but he was always moving.
verbˈkɑrtˌ(h)wilˈkärtˌ(h)wēl no object, with adverbial of direction Perform a circular sideways handspring or handsprings with the arms and legs extended. he cartwheeled across the room Example sentencesExamples - It was a jolly good plan, Vernon decided, as he cartwheeled down the road to post his letter.
- After several moments, he lunged forward, feinting a kick, but cartwheeled back as I lowered my hand to block.
- Chastity kicked her legs out from under her, but Miriam cartwheeled away, keeping her balance and landing lightly on her feet.
- I have several friends who sit down to watch a grand prix only to switch off once all the cars have negotiated the first corner without cartwheeling into the scenery.
- You're on a football pitch, not cartwheeling around a sawdust ring like a circus entertainer.
- I've gone and cartwheeled over my own feet and landed square on my head.
- The sewer collapse happened before I got to San Francisco, but I still remember the impressive television news footage of that giant Tudor house cartwheeling in seconds into a giant hole and collapsing into a bunch of boards.
- It is believed the plane cartwheeled across a rocky plateau before the starboard wing burst into flames.
- When she wouldn't stop somersaulting and cartwheeling in the front room we decided to take her dancing.
- Children danced by the bandstand and cartwheeled across the grass, while others enjoyed a picnic or stretched out to soak up the sunshine.
- Male cheerleaders cartwheeled into Manchester in a bid to become world champions - with not a pompom in sight.
- Charlotte blinked as Marta Cumming's tiny frame cartwheeled across the lawn.
- An image rose in Dennis's head of women cartwheeling behind Sonny and John Wayne, their skin smooth and white, their bodies pinwheeling slowly into the glistening pool.
- In several places we each went sprawling, clawing at tufts of dead grass to stop ourselves from cartwheeling down the mountain.
- On one occasion the doctor was driving down St Aubyn Street when the flywheel came off, cartwheeled away and was lost.
- She began to sit up and he cartwheeled over her back, forcing her back on the ground.
- Hogan says he has seen badly breached roofs where the rooftop air-conditioning units had came unfastened and cartwheeled across the roof.
- The aircraft spun wildly before cartwheeling into the ground.
- Jade decided to practice her gymnastics and she cartwheeled over to the high dive.
- But as I was coming in to land, I went through some turbulence and, as I tried to brake, one side of the canopy collapsed and I went cartwheeling out of control.
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