cartwheel
verb /ˈkɑːtwiːl/
/ˈkɑːrtwiːl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cartwheel | /ˈkɑːtwiːl/ /ˈkɑːrtwiːl/ |
he / she / it cartwheels | /ˈkɑːtwiːlz/ /ˈkɑːrtwiːlz/ |
past simple cartwheeled | /ˈkɑːtwiːld/ /ˈkɑːrtwiːld/ |
past participle cartwheeled | /ˈkɑːtwiːld/ /ˈkɑːrtwiːld/ |
-ing form cartwheeling | /ˈkɑːtwiːlɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːrtwiːlɪŋ/ |
- (of a person) to do a cartwheel or cartwheels
- He cartwheeled across the room.
- (of a vehicle or object) to turn over in the air, often after hitting something
- The car struck the embankment and cartwheeled several times.