B2

ankle English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word ankle once they have reached the level B2 – Upper Intermediate. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning ankle meaning

What does ankle mean?

Definitions in simple English

ankle Noun

— The ankle is the joint between the foot and the leg.

ankle

— noun a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

Synonyms ankle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as ankle?

ankle English » English

tarsus

talus

joint

anklebone

ankle joint

ankle bone

mortise joint

heel

articulatio talocruralis

wrist

walk

talocrural joint

talocrural

swift

pastern joint

malleolus

lower leg

knuckle

knee

joints

instep

hill

footsore

foot

astragalus

Achilles tendon

Topics ankle topics

What do people use ankle to talk about?

Person Body Limb

Leg

• What are the parts of the leg?
  upper leg groin thigh knee kneecap lower leg calf shin ankle 'wing' foot heel sole ball of foot the outside part of foot instep arch shank

Person Life Stage of life

Baby

• What words refer to a very small child?
  newborn baby babe infant nursling toddler two-year-old three-year-old ankle-biter

Examples ankle examples

How do I use ankle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I've hurt my ankle.

I slipped and twisted my ankle.

She bathed her ankle with hot water.

Tom sprained his ankle.

Tom broke his left ankle during a rugby match.

Tom didn't just sprain his ankle. He broke three of his toes.

Tom sprained his ankle, but he's going to be OK.

I tripped on a stone and twisted my ankle.

She showed him her ankle.

You sprained your ankle.

I have a swollen ankle.

I have a sprained ankle.

I dislocated my ankle, and I also broke my tibia and fibula bones.

The doctor said he was more concerned about Tom's ankle than his broken finger.

He sprained his ankle.

He fell, twisting his ankle.

He stood ankle-deep in the water.

Tom twisted his ankle and it swelled up.

I twisted my ankle.

Tom twisted his ankle.

The foot contains an ankle and five toes with nails.

I have a broken ankle.

Movie subtitles

My ankle is well enough to skate tonight.

Are you sure your ankle is healed sufficiently, Rebecca?

It's her ankle.

She fell and twisted her ankle.

A broken ankle, huh?

She's broken her ankle.

Up to and including Brock's ankle.

And a funny thing a broken ankle was the thing that made me find it out.

Shock, mental anguish, and sprained ankle to owner of said property.

There is alarming news that women's skirts are going to become shorter already they are 6 inches above the ankle.

I walked from the Castle Inn, I slipped and twisted my ankle on the way.

Your ankle?

After all, an ankle can be very painful.

No, your ankle's all right.

Did the Duchess sprain her ankle?

You see these ankle rings?

I turned my ankle. - Everything's coming out fine.

My ankle is so swollen now, I couldn't walk five yards.

That ankle had better be better.

With this ankle, it's too late.

I hope your ankle is better.

Why can't 100 policemen find one man with a bad ankle?

Your ankle.

Walk with that ankle?

Oh, what is it? Is it your ankle?

Strap that ankle.

I've had my ankle busted and my head conked.

That old ankle's sure puffing up.

Ain't you ever seen a lady's ankle?

Your ankle? - Yeah.

My ankle.

No. No, your ankle's all right.

Is it your ankle?

With that ankle.

Rosa's got a bad ankle.

Then that time up at Moose's cabin when you'd thought I'd hurt my ankle.

You're just mad because you twisted your ankle.

Just what that sore ankle of yours needs Collins.

She- - She turned her ankle.

Broke her ankle.

News and current affairs

BERKELEY - Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers had a good line at the International Monetary Fund meetings this year: governments, he said, are trying to treat a broken ankle when the patient is facing organ failure.

Nociceptive pain, which arises from damage to non-nervous tissue, occurs when, say, a person twists an ankle.