somersaulting
present participle ofsomersault
单词 | somersaulting |
释义 | somersaulting present participle ofsomersault somersault verb uk/ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/[I] torollorjump, eitherforwardsorbackwards,turningovercompletely, withyourbodyaboveyourhead, andfinishwithyourheadontopagain: Acrobats somersaultedacrossthestage. He wassupposedtocrouchon thefloorandwaitfor alargegirlnamedMaureen to somersault over him. [IorT] toturnovercompletely, or to make something do this: Thebusplungeddown theembankment, somersaultedtwice, andfinallylandedonitsside. Thedriverwent out ofcontroland somersaulted hiscarinto aknotofonlookers. Synonyms cartwheel flip(TURN) overturn(GO UPSIDE DOWN) turn(CHANGE POSITION)
Movement through the air
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