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WAYS OF (descriptive language)

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  • to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a loud, deep sound
    BELLOW
  • to look at someone or something with a very annoyed expression
    SCOWL
  • to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain:
    CLUTCH
  • to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else
    GAZE
  • to laugh quietly
    CHUCKLE
  • to move by twisting or sliding: A long snake _________ toward them.
    slither
  • to (cause to) go or do something very quickly, especially when you are in a hurry
    RUSH
  • to smile a wide smile
    GRIN
  • to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.
    snatch
  • a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion
    shriek
  • a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something that is not known by someone else
    SMIRK
  • to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous: Stop that .......... in the back row!
    GIGGLE
  • to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way
    GRIMACE
  • to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.
    SIGH
  • a long, angry look
    GLARE
  • a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or pleasure
    MOAN
  • to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain
    MUTTER
  • to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole:
    PEEP
  • to make a noise like a long s sound
    HISS
  • to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of them
    SNEER