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Descriptive verbs

  •  English    11     Public
    Outcomes A. Unit 4
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  • ____________ is used when someone looks at a person or thing very quickly.
    stare
    gaze
    glance
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  • Don't ___________ at people like that - it's rude.
    stare
    peer
    glance
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  • If you look very quickly and secretly, you can use the verb ______________.
    peer
    peek
    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 ____________ .
    hop
    trudge
    ramble
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  • There'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was ______________.
    trudging
    crawling
    creeping
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  • He __________ downstairs, hardly making any noise.
    trundled
    crept
    staggered
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  • ___________ can be used when someone walks in a very unsteady way.
    strolled
    staggered
    pace
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  • He ___________ up and down the hospital corridor waiting for news.
    paced
    ambled
    strolled
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  • The girls were ___________ at the back of the classroom.
    giggling
    sniggering
    cracking up
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  • If someone laughs in a childish and unkind way, you can use the word ______________.
    giggle
    chortle
    snigger
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  • She ____________ something about being too busy.
    chattered
    mumbled
    clutching
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