somersault

• And he leaped into the air and kicked his heels together three times After that he turned a back somersault, and then he rolled over and over until he landed with a great splash in the pond Deep down on the muddy bottom Mr. Frog laughed as if he could never stop. —  The Tale of Ferdinand Frog
• He was standing with one of his own feet in the stirrup Janet would now hardly have been surprised to see him throw a somersault, as, indeed, he seemed on the point of doing at times when he stood up so high that he almost went over backwards. —  The Wrong Woman
• The name of the Kulhantia sept means somersault, and these turn a somersault before worshipping their gods. —  The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II
• He turned a distinct somersault, and fell with a fearful crash into the centre of a small bush. —  The Gorilla Hunters
• He turned the corner just as the child had completed her somersault, and received her two little feet fairly in the centre of his broad breast, driving him flat on his back more effectively than could have been done by the best prize-fighter in England Number 666 proved a most effectual buffer, for Di, after planting her blow on his chest, sat plump down on his stomach, off which she sprang in an agony of consternation, exclaiming Oh! —  Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure

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