somersaulting


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Synonyms for somersaulting

an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

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"The somersaulting cloud had the day off, didn't go to work."
And boasting a number of somersaulting champions - including Jessica McCallay, 10, who was crowned national champion in her age group in May - the track is vital for the club.
CRAIG CONWAY used to watch Grzegorz Szamotulski somersaulting his way through Tannadice training sessions - but hopes to send the keeper spinning to defeat today.
A driver could be jailed after he sent a cyclist somersaulting through the air when he struck him with his car door.
A young British athlete who fell more than 33 feet from a hotel window escaped serious injury after somersaulting in mid-air and performing a gymnast's landing.
A reference to the idea of "aufgeraumt"--cleaned up, or blithe--was also present in Lienbacher's exhibition at Krinzinger, in an image of a girlish figure somersaulting into a paint blot.
The company, which is also responsible for the Chinese State Circus, contacted the compilers of the Guinness Book of World Records with the idea of creating a category for distance somersaulting.
The dancers took turns leaping and somersaulting over hay bales piled high, then stood the bales on end and delighted in knocking them over.
Real-life walking, sliding, inching and somersaulting creatures showcase quite a few possibilities for robot locomotion.