[
UK
/ɐkˈɪmbəʊ/
]
[ US /əˈkɪmˌboʊ/ ]
[ US /əˈkɪmˌboʊ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
a tailor sitting with legs akimbo
stood with arms akimbo
ADVERB
-
with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
she stood there akimbo
How To Use akimbo In A Sentence
- Gwyneth placed her sewing on the hearth and turned to glare at them, standing with her arms akimbo. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
- Poor Steven Adler, nodding out on heroin but still standing, knees half-bent and arms akimbo, appeared momentarily to be practicing some kind of narcotic tai chi. Retching With the Stars
- In other works, bare-backed torsos hold slightly different poses, arms akimbo, hanging or folded, head turned slightly this way or that.
- As follows: legs open, shoulder width, arms akimbo.
- Wendy put her arms akimbo and tapped a foot, sending him a look of reproof.
- That's Aunt Bedelia with her arms akimbo again.
- Several white-sheeted bodies lay on the ground, limbs akimbo, eyes wildly open, with the look and feel of death permeating the surrounding area.
- They stand opposite each other, arms akimbo, for a while.
- ‘A close call,’ he twinkles (with arms akimbo and a smile reminiscent of Richard Branson's).
- Daniel stood by, with arms akimbo, his booted legs braggartly straddled and his freckled face primed with an intolerant grin at our recent efforts. Desert Dust