Noun: somersaulting 'sú-mu(r),sol-ting [N. Amer], 'sú-mu(r),sól-ting or 'sú-mu(r),sol-ting [Brit]
- An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
"The gymnast's somersaulting impressed the judges";
- somersault, somerset [dialect], summersault [archaic], flip
- Do a somersault
"The gymnast somersaulted across the mat";
- summersault [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Somersault