backspin

noun

back·spin ˈbak-ˌspin

: a backward rotary motion of a ball

Examples of backspin in a Sentence

put backspin on the ball

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Melvin noted this one was hit with some funky backspin. —

Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024 Inspired by their stories, Montalvo, along with his brother and cousin, began mimicking the windmills and backspins of their fathers. —

Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 25 July 2024 The hip-hop dance style started on the streets of New York City with kids throwing down backspins and propeller kicks on makeshift cardboard dance floors. —

Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2024 For those looking to heal family and generational trauma from their youth or adolescence, Saturn’s planetary backspin offers us the chance to understand our strength and ability to move forward, how to mend wounds through self-care and how to break the cycle. —

Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for backspin