How to pronounce handspring
American English pronunciation
HAND-spring
- IPA
- /ˈhændˌspɹɪŋ/
- Syllables
- HAND · spring (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What handspring means
A flip onto your hands and back up onto your feet
In a sentence: Maya did a perfect handspring across the gym mat.
Where it comes from: It's hand plus spring, because you spring off your hands to flip over and land on your feet.
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