Diving
Diving noun - A headlong plunge into water.
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Somersaulting and diving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Somersaulting" instead an adverb "Diving".
Somersaulting
Somersaulting noun - An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return.
Diving and somersaulting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diving" instead an adverb "Somersaulting".
Nearby Words: somersault, somersaulted
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Cutscene Power to the Max: In the trailer faux-advert demonstrating the shock absorbing boots, Chell engages in acrobatic awesomeness, leaping, diving and somersaulting through portals.
Source: Videogame / Portal 2
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