somersaulting

as injump

Synonyms for somersaulting

verb leap, spring

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Word Origin & History

1520s, from Middle French sombresault, from Old Provençal sobresaut, from sobre "over" (from Latin supra "over;" see supra-) + saut "a jump," from Latin saltus, from the root of salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Sometimes further corrupted to somerset, etc.

Example Sentences for somersaulting

I accept his general hint, and watch the somersaulting pair.

Gordon bent his head sharply, and dropped, falling onto his shoulders and somersaulting over.

First Joe dropped into the net, then Sid and finally Tonzo, each one somersaulting down.

Out of the inner globe came men that flew, sprawled out, somersaulting up and out of apertures made by the crashing bombs.

Mrs. Heth, somersaulting without hesitancy from last night's caution, flooded the dark places with lurid light.

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