somersaulting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
verb do a somersault

Below, because the somersaulting block, shifting little by little, had found points of purchase on both side walls and had gotten jammed between them. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, flip

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