tumblings
Gymnastic floor movements
Tumblings are instances of tumbling—falling, rolling, or performing acrobatic movements.
The word appears in contexts describing multiple falls or rotations: the tumblings of circus performers, the tumblings of rocks down the hillside.
The plural is uncommon; tumbling as an uncountable noun typically serves instead.
Full rotational body tumbles
- cartwheelsSideways acrobatic rotations
- backflipsBackward aerial rotations
- handstandsInverted balance on palms
- rollsSmall rounded breads
flips · vaults · dismounts · aerials · twists · tucks · pikes · layouts
Revolving around an axis
- cascadingFalling in stages
- fallingMoving downward freely
- topplingCausing to collapse
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
spilling · pitching · lurching · rotating · whirling · spiraling · plummeting · dropping
somersaults
Full rotational body tumbles
- cartwheelsSideways acrobatic rotations
- backflipsBackward aerial rotations
- handstandsInverted balance on palms
rolls · flips · vaults · dismounts · aerials · twists · tucks · pikes · layouts · roundoffs
spinning
Revolving around an axis
plunging · spilling · pitching · lurching · rotating · whirling · spiraling · plummeting · dropping · descending
romping
Playing with energetic movement
- frolickingLighthearted energetic movement
- roughhousingRowdy physical play
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
horseplay · cavorting · gamboling · larking · capering · antics · hijinks · clowning · foolery
scatterings
Dispersed small quantities
- spillingsUnintended liquid releases
- collapsesSuddenly falls inward
- upheavalsSudden, violent disruptions
disarray · confusion · disorder · jumbles · muddles · tangles · messes · disruptions · upsets
tumblingsstandings
Comparative position list
balancings · stabilizations · holdings · groundings · fixings
tumblingsstandings
Comparative position list
uprightness · erectness · risings · ascents · elevations
tumblingsstandings
Comparative position list
balancings · uprightness · fixedness · immobility · stillness
- tumbling matCushioned gymnastics flooring
- rock tumblingSmoothing stones by rotation