ask: question, query, request, inquire
bend down: crouch, stoop, squat, duckclimb: shinny, scale, ascend, clamber
cry: weep, sob, blubber, snivel, whimper, bawl, howl, wail
fall (an object falling): drop, plunge, plummet, crash
fall (person falling down): tumble, collapse, stumble, topple, plunge
go (slowly):trudge, amble, creep, crawl, saunter, stroll, meander
hold (hold onto something):grasp, cling, clutch, grip, seize
hold (restrain):detain, confine, hem in, pin down
jump:leap, hop, bound
knock (on a door):tap, thump, bang, rap, pound
laugh :chuckle, cackle, giggle, guffaw, snicker
leave:slink away, depart, run off, abscond, disappear, set off, take off,
lift:boost, hoist, elevate, heave
run:sprint, jog, dart, dash, scurry, scamper, tear outsay :speak, utter, declare, state, reply, respond, exclaim
say (loudly):yell, shout, scream, bellow, screech, bark, holler, roar
say (quietly):whisper, murmur, mumble
see:observe, perceived, notice, witness, glimpse, lay eyes on, catch sight ofsmile:beam, smirk, beam, grin
steal:pinch, pilfer, filch, rob, snatch
stop (end):discontinue, cease, halt, break off, terminate, withdraw
stop (prevent):avert, avoid, foil, thwart, preclude, nip in the bud, inhibit
take away:grab, snatch, seize
walk:stroll, saunter, amble, march, stride, stagger
watch:observe, gaze at, examine, scrutinize, inspect
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Vocabulary / Word Lists for writers
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