summersault

/ (ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt) /

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noun, verb

a variant spelling of somersault

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Words nearby summersault

summer kitchen, summerlike, summerly, summer pudding, summer roll, summersault, summer sausage, summer school, summer solstice, summer sores, summer squash

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How to use summersault in a sentence

He saw Miss Tabby turn a summersault backward and crawl under the porch.
Dooryard Stories|Clara Dillingham Pierson
Does he turn a summersault or stick his tail between his ears and go over backward?'
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories|Various
Loosening the grip of his knees on the apple-bough, he turned a summersault backward and landed on his feet as lightly as a cat.
Ole Mammy's Torment|Annie Fellows Johnston
Turned a summersault down the zigzag, and be lying with a leg broken.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

What a place is this elastic floor for a "wrestle or a summersault!"
Mr. Sweet Potatoes and Other Stories|Anonymous