somersaulted
Rolled head-over-heels
Somersaulted is the past tense of somersault—to roll the body in a complete revolution, heels over head.
The motion can be forward or backward, on the ground or through the air: She somersaulted across the mat.
Figuratively, something that somersaulted reversed direction dramatically: Stock prices somersaulted after the announcement.
Lateral body rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- handspringAcrobatic rotational leap
- flipQuick turning motion
tumble · roll · vault · dive · twist · spin · pirouette · tuck
Rotated or turned over
turned · whirled · vaulted · twisted · pitched · revolved · cartwheeled · looped
Fell in disarray
- rolledRotated or turned over
- bouncedReturned after hitting surface
- frolickedPlayed in lively way
- rompedPlayed with wild energy
cavorted · gamboled · leaped · bounded · sprung · flopped · dived · jumped
cartwheel
Lateral body rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- handspringAcrobatic rotational leap
flip · tumble · roll · vault · dive · twist · spin · pirouette · tuck · pike
rolled
Rotated or turned over
rotated · turned · whirled · vaulted · twisted · pitched · revolved · cartwheeled · looped · arced
tumbled
Fell in disarray
romped · cavorted · gamboled · leaped · bounded · sprung · flopped · dived · jumped · scrambled
reeled
Swayed unsteadily
flipped · turned · lurched · swooped · plunged · raced · pounded · fluttered · leaped · jumped
tumbled
Fell in disarray
crashed · pitched · hurtled · careened · plummeted · rolled · spilled · flipped · overturned · capsized
somersaultedstood still
Ceased all movement
stopped · halted · stayed put · froze · ceased
- backward somersaultTumble rotating toward your spine
- back somersaultBackward tumbling rotation
- forward somersaultAirborne rotation moving ahead
- flying somersaultAirborne rotating body maneuver
- double somersaultTwo complete midair flips
- triple somersaultThree consecutive airborne rotations