Acrobat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acrobat is a noun meaning An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
Meaning
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
More Meanings
- To practise acrobatics.
- (figurative) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
Example Sentences
Mother was teaching me the tight-rope; I’d learned a bit of acrobating, too.
He acrobated into a shirt, pulled up the pants of his good suit, arching to draw them high […]
They seem to think as clowning and acrobating is a downright paradise, and comes as naturally to anybody as the measles.
Tumbling is different from posturing, and means throwing summersets and walking on your hands; and acrobating means the two together […]
Word Forms
- acrobats
- acrobating
- acrobated
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