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Descriptive verbs

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    Outcomes A. Unit 4
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  • ____________ is used when someone looks at a person or thing very quickly.
    gaze
    stare
    glance
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  • Don't ___________ at people like that - it's rude.
    peer
    stare
    glance
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  • If you look very quickly and secretly, you can use the verb ______________.
    peek
    peer
    scrutinise
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  • To walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over a difficult surface or while carrying sth heavy is to ____________ .
    ramble
    trudge
    hop
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  • There'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was ______________.
    trudging
    creeping
    crawling
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  • He __________ downstairs, hardly making any noise.
    crept
    trundled
    staggered
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  • ___________ can be used when someone walks in a very unsteady way.
    pace
    strolled
    staggered
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  • He ___________ up and down the hospital corridor waiting for news.
    ambled
    strolled
    paced
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  • The girls were ___________ at the back of the classroom.
    cracking up
    sniggering
    giggling
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  • If someone laughs in a childish and unkind way, you can use the word ______________.
    giggle
    snigger
    chortle
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  • She ____________ something about being too busy.
    mumbled
    clutching
    chattered
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