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Rarehead over heels
The correct spelling is head over heels.
How to pronounce head over heels
adjective
Say it like: Hee-d o-ver- hee-ls
The correct spelling is head over heels. Hopelessly smitten, madly in love. For example: "She tripped and rolled head over heels down the hill."
Usage Examples
“She tripped and rolled head over heels down the hill.”
“Hearing the noise in the dark, the children ran head over heels back home.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Hopelessly smitten, madly in love.
adverb
- 1.Tumbling upside down; somersaulting.
- 2.At top speed; frantically.
- 3.(usually with in love) Hopelessly, madly, to distraction, deeply, utterly.
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