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somersaulting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flip, somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset |
| Type of | tumble |
| Has types | flip-flop |
| Derivation | somersault |
Examples of somersaulting
somersaulting
She lifts it, even, and only hears the dial tone and her own somersaulting heart.
From the denverpost.com
They could also involve Caitlin dancing on a table or somersaulting over the lawn.
From the washingtontimes.com
His somersaulting leap toward the pylon at Oklahoma State showed his mettle.
From the dallasnews.com
I was falling off the back of the board, nose-diving, somersaulting, swallowing seawater.
From the guardian.co.uk
Once the beat dropped, animated bunnies started somersaulting on towering video screens.
From the washingtonpost.com
As a child he would put pillows on the floor and practice somersaulting off the family couch.
From the timesunion.com
Bob Osborne, crew chief for Edwards, is not quite as confident as his somersaulting driver.
From the delawareonline.com
Mike Fincke and another space station resident took zoom-in pictures of the somersaulting shuttle.
From the kentucky.com
He also ran for 116 yards, completing a 72-yard touchdown run by somersaulting into the end zone.
From the sacbee.com
- An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- Do a somersault
- Somersault is Swedish pop band Eggstone's second album, which was first released in Sweden in March 1994. A US release appeared later that year on BMG label Critique Records. The song, "The Dog", was issued as a promotional single and became a hit on various college radio stations. ...
- Somersault is Chicane's third official studio album, released on 23 July 2007.Smith, Gary (2007) "Turning the Corner", Billboard, 21 July 2007, p.38 It is Chicane's first album self-released on producer and songwriter Nick Bracegirdle's independent record label, Modena Records.
- Somersault is an Australian independent film, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. ...
- In gymnastics, an act where the gymnast goes head over heels; To perform a somersault
- An acrobatic movement where the body makes a complete revolution, heels over head; also known as 'salto'.
- One of the most frequent tricks in circus acrobatics. It is an aerial jump with turn over without support. There are backward, forward, sideways (Arabian) somersaults depending on which direction of somersault is required, and also single, double, triple, etc ones.
- A maneuver in which the skier makes a full, 360-degree forward or backward turn.
