headspin

ˈhɛdˌspɪn

Definition

Definition of headspin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

confusion

Rare

state of confusion or dizziness

Rare

The sudden news left her in a headspin.

dizziness

vertigo

dance

Rare

breakdancing move balancing on the head while spinning

Rare

He impressed everyone with his perfect headspin.

rotate

spin

twirl

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Origin of headspin

English, head (top) + spin (rotate)

Examples of headspin in a sentence

After the roller coaster, he felt a headspin.
She nailed the headspin during the competition.
His headspin was the highlight of the show.

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French:étourdissement, headspin, ...
German:Schwindel, Headspin, ...
Italian:vertigine, giravolta sulla testa, ...
Spanish:mareo, pirueta, ...
Portuguese:atordoamento, headspin, ...
Chinese:晕头转向, 头旋, ...
Japanese:混乱, ヘッドスピン, ...
Arabic:اِرْتِبَاك, هِيدسْبِن, ...
Hebrew:בִּלְבּוּל, סִיבּוּב עַל הָרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:замешательство, хэдспин, ...
Ukrainian:стан плутанини, хедспін, ...
Hindi:भ्रम, हेडस्पिन, ...
Bengali:হেডস্পিন, মাথা ঘোরানো, ...
Catalan:mareig, headspin, ...
Czech:zmatek, headspin, ...
Danish:hvirvelvind, headspin, ...
Dutch:duizeling, headspin, ...
Greek:κατάσταση σύγχυσης, στροβίλισμα στο κεφάλι, ...
Hungarian:zavarodottság, headspin, ...
Khmer:សភាពច្របូកច្របល់ ឬវិលមុខ, ក្បាច់បង្វិលខ្លួនលើក្បាល, ...
Korean:혼란, 헤드스핀, ...
Persian:حالت گیجی, هداسپین, ...
Polish:oszołomienie, headspin, ...
Portuguese (BR):tontura, headspin, ...
Romanian:amețeală, headspin, ...
Swedish:virrvarr, headspin, ...
Thai:สภาวะของความสับสน, เฮดสปิน, ...
Turkish:kafa karışıklığı, baş dönüşü, ...
Vietnamese:chóng mặt, xoay đầu, ...

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