noun
definition
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degree while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet going over one's head.
verb
definition
To perform a somersault.
example
The performer somersaulted all the way across the stage.
Examples of somersault in a Sentence
Jenn shifted her weight and rolled into a somersault, leaping up before he could pin her.
His words made her heart somersault.
The wizard's heart did a double somersault with back flip.
Perform a tucked front somersault starting and finishing with a front layout.
If the wings were to strike backwards in aerial flight, the bird would turn a forward somersault.
Entry into the water was by way of a forward dive or backward somersault.
It represents a man in the act of turning a somersault over the horns of a charging bull, a unique rendering of a familiar theme in Minoan art.
The buttocks are lifted up slightly and the doctor pushes on the baby's head to encourage him to perform a sideways somersault.
The wizard 's heart did a double somersault with back flip.
Swim Front Crawl for 1 length of the pool performing a somersault every 5 strokes.
Gain Travel arising from excessive displacement of the hips in initiation of somersault movements; e.g. traveling forward in a back somersault.
After the match Earnie came over to celebrate with the City support doing his trademark somersault for the traveling fans behind the goal.
The tricks may vary from simple 180 degree turns on the surface of the water to a somersault with twist.