English Vocabulary

    

English Vocabulary 

 

Other Words to Walk 

1.   To Crawl

    Meaning:

-         To move on hands and knees

    Example: 

          1. Pranithi has just learned to crawl. 

          2. The child crawled across the floor. 

          3. The injured soldier in the battlefield crawled to safety.          

2.   To Trip

Meaning:

-         To knock one’s foot against something and fall

     Example:

1.   Don’t leave your bag on the floor. Someone might trip over it.

2.   He deliberately tried to trip me.

3.   He tripped up on a cable and broke his ankle. 

3.   To Creep

Meaning:

-         Move quickly to avoid being noticed

    Example:

1.   The spider crept up the wall.

2.   She crept into the room.

3.   He crept silently out of the room.            

4. To Stagger

Meaning:

-         To walk or move unsteadily

 Example:

            1. He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

            2.   I managed to stagger the last few steps.

    3.   The economy continued to stagger from crisis to crisis.                                               

5. To Wobble

Meaning:

-         To move unsteadily from side to side

Example:

1.   The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.

2.   The table wobbles a little.

3.   The table has a slight wobble.

6.   To Wander

Meaning:

-         To walk aimlessly

Example:

1.   I was just wandering around the house.

2.   Strangers wandered down the street.

3.   Ramesh wandered around the mall for two hours.

7.   To Stray

Meaning:

-         To wander away from a place

-         Move away aimlessly from a group or place

Example:

1.   Her eyes kept straying over to the clock on the wall.

2.   The plane strayed into Delhi airspace.

3.   Walkers are reminded not to stray from the path.

8.   To Dash

Meaning:

-         To go quickly

-         Run or travel somewhere in a great hurry

Example:

1.   He dashed into the garden.

2.   People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.

3.   The dog ran off, and she dashed after him.

9.   To March

Meaning:

-         To walk with regular steps as a group

    Example:

1.   They made us march for hours.

2.   The band marched through the streets.

3.   The soldiers marched 90 miles in three days.

 

Author: 

Dr.M. Selvam

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore