inside-out
/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.16 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Describing cross-court shots made by the unexpected hand, as of a backhand return of a ball struck to the player's forehand.
adv
Example Sentences
- "...with a nudge of the elbow, and an inside-out squint of his eyes..."
- "These curious gloves... have two thumbs, so that by an inside-out process they can get another pair of gloves when the palm becomes worn out."
- "This force is all that prevents the blades from pointing straight up like an inside-out umbrella."
- "Brian Rosenworcel... was wearing gray Crocs and an inside-out T-shirt."
- "...cracking an ‘inside-out’ backhand past Rahim on the set point..."
- "Kyrgios hits a thumping inside-out forehand to Raonic's weaker wing, the backhand."