Body English (Noun)
Meaning
A motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The golfer's body english didn't quite help the ball change direction as it sliced into the woods.
- As the basketball player released the free throw, she used some body english to try and will it towards the hoop.
- He twitched his body in an awkward motion, as if his body english could somehow influence the trajectory of the pass.
- Her enthusiastic body english was almost comical as she desperately tried to steer the bowling ball towards the strike zone.
- The tennis player's body english was quite pronounced as she arched her back and twisted her torso in a futile attempt to coax the serve into the opponent's court.