Definitionadv. with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
Last update: September 7, 2016
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She was standing with her arms akimbo. [adjective]
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Some capital snatches of verse are scattered throughout his novels, the best being "Poll put her arms akimbo" in Snarleyyow, and the "Hunter and the Maid" in Poor Jack. [adjective]
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She set her arms akimbo and faced him squarely. [adjective]
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He looked down upon her, head on one side and arms akimbo. [adjective]
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She went and stood in front of Nora with her arms akimbo. [adjective]
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THE FAN: (Folded akimbo against her waist) Is me her was you dreamed before. [adjective]
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"Of course I did," cried the imp, stoutly, with his arms akimbo--"and why not." [adjective]
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