SOMERSAULTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does somersaulting mean? 

• SOMERSAULTING (noun)
  The noun SOMERSAULTING has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SOMERSAULTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOMERSAULTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset

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)