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Verbs of Moving and Looking

The document defines several verbs related to movement: creep, stumble, hobble, totter, limp, plod, stagger, trip, crawl. It provides definitions and examples for each verb. It then defines several verbs related to looking: glance, gaze, glimpse, glare, peep. Again, definitions and examples are given for each verb.

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Verbs of Moving and Looking

The document defines several verbs related to movement: creep, stumble, hobble, totter, limp, plod, stagger, trip, crawl. It provides definitions and examples for each verb. It then defines several verbs related to looking: glance, gaze, glimpse, glare, peep. Again, definitions and examples are given for each verb.

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Verbs of moving

CREEP

to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed.

andar sigilosamente

-She turned off the light and crept through the door.


-Someone was creeping around outside my window.
-The spider crept up the wall.
-The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.

STUMBLE

to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall

tropezar

Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.
In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn't fall it was
enough to lose him first place.

HOBBLE

to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured

cojear, andar con dificultad

-The last time I saw Rachel she was hobbling around with a stick.

- Some of the runners could only manage to hobble over the finishing line.

TOTTER

to walk with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall

tambalearse

She tottered unsteadily down the stairs in her high-heeled shoes..


LIMP (PERSON/ANIMAL)

to walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot

cojear

Three minutes into the game, Jackson limped off the pitch with a serious ankle injury.

PLOD

to walk taking slow steps, as if your feet are heavy

caminar lenta y pesadamente

We plodded through the mud.


Despite the wind and the rain, they plodded on until they reached the cabin.

STAGGER

to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall

tambalearse

After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.

(figurative) The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost
certainly collapse by the end of the year..

TRIP

to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you
are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this.

tropezar

He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee.


That cable is dangerous. Someone might trip over it.
He was sent off for deliberately tripping Robson when he was about to score..
CRAWL

to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface

andar a gatas, arrastrarse

The child crawled across the floor.


Megan has just learned to crawl.
The injured soldier crawled to safety.
He had to crawl along a ledge and get in through a window..
Verbs of looking
GLANCE

to give a quick short look

echar un vistazo

She glanced around/round the room to see who was there.


He glanced up from his book as I passed.
Could you glance over/through this letter and see if it's alright?

GAZE

To look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration,


or because you are thinking about something else

contemplar

Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.


Annette contemplaba a Warren con admiración mientras hablaba.
He spends hours gazing out of the window when he should be working.

GLIMPSE

to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly

vislumbrar, entrever

We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.


GLARE

a long, angry look

mirada airada

She gave me a fierce glare.


Me lanzó una mirada hostil.

PEEP

to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole

mirar furtivamente, echar una ojeada

I saw her peeping through the curtains/into the room.


La vi espiando a través de las cortinas/echando una ojeada furtiva a la habitación.
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