cartwheel
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːrtwiːl/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɑːtwiːl/
verb
R
to perform a gymnastic move where you put your hands on the ground and flip your legs over in a circle
She did a cartwheel across the grass.
R
to spin around in the air after hitting something
The bike cartwheeled after it crashed into the tree.
noun
R
a gymnastic move where you turn in a circle to the side by putting your hands on the ground and bringing your legs over your head one at a time
The gymnast performed a series of cartwheels across the mat.
R
the wheel of a cart
translation
to perform a gymnastic move where you put your hands on the ground and flip your legs over in a circle; to spin around in the air after hitting something
a gymnastic move where you turn in a circle to the side by putting your hands on the ground and bringing your legs over your head one at a time; the wheel of a cart
Word Forms
3rd Present
cartwheels
Progressive
cartwheeling
Past
cartwheeled
Plural
cartwheels
Perfect
cartwheeled