Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • UK:
    • IPA: /əˈkɪm.bəʊ/
  • US:
    • IPA: /əˈkɪm.boʊ/
Översättning
Adverb
1.höfterfäst

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

Adverb

  1. Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.

Exempel

  • "Now, then, mister," said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, "what are you driving at? Let's have it straight, now."
  • Girls take hold of the skirts; boys place the hands akimbo, bend forward from the waist, and bow.
  • Men preferred one pose above all others, namely, the elbow akimbo.
  • The man was standing akimbo.
  • Otherwise, it is likely that she may be accosted as "dear" or "Sally,"—invited to take "a drop o' tea," or otherwise chaffed by rough women standing akimbo at street doors.
  • ...and the other end window bearing the figure of a woman standing akimbo with her right hand touching her right temple.