somersaulting
- present participle of somersault.
Example Sentences
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By the look of the highlights he sees of Dobbins breaking free from defenders and somersaulting into the end zone, the running back definitely looks to be back to his old self.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
Which may explain why an earnest teen spirit seems to be alive and somersaulting in “Backspot,” a cheer squad tale offering plenty of life lessons.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
Watching her gracefully somersaulting through the water — her silvery tail towed, at one point, by Sebastian’s tiny pincer — you can’t help feeling something not present enough on screens these days: joy.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023
The somersaulting journey can leave some fish bruised and unwilling to eat for days.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2023
I’d watch my foster parents’ biological children, who were older than us, flipping and somersaulting and having so much fun on that trampoline, and I wanted so badly to join them.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
