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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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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

If you could have seen inner Mark when he didn't reach the pink, he was doing somersaults and then I potted a good yellow.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 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

His body somersaults, over and over, faster and faster, until it hangs suspended, just above the stage floor.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

They were in tucks of laughter at his antics as Sam slapped at his fur and performed somersaults with a comical expression on his face.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques