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somersaults

  • plural
    of somersault.
    somersault
    noun
    an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
  • present tense form
    of somersault (3rd person singular).
    somersault
    noun
    an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.

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The robot was agile enough to complete 10 consecutive somersaults in 11 seconds, even while wind disturbances tried to knock it away from its intended path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Adopting the moniker of Prince, the fleet-footed fighter entertained the masses with his leopard-print shorts and somersaults into the boxing ring.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

But the late justice, buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Frewsburg, N.Y., is doubtless turning somersaults in his grave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025

My old heart started turning somersaults; and something that felt like a thousand-legged centipede jiggled its way up my spine.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls