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SOMERSAULTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
Synonyms:
flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("somersaulting" is a kind of...):
tumble (an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somersaulting"):
flip-flop (a backward somersault)
Derivation:
somersault (do a somersault)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb somersault