List of 80 Verbs of Movement
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Movement is a concept that, as you would expect, has a large number of associated actions and states. In search of examples of relevant terms or phrases? Here's a list of verbs of movement.
| bend | hold | pull | stand |
| bolt | hop | punch | stretch |
| bounce | jog | push | strut |
| break | jump | put down | swagger |
| carry | kick | rise | sway |
| cartwheel | kiss | roll | swerve |
| catch | kneel | run | swing |
| clap | laugh | shake | swipe |
| climb | lean | shrug | swoop |
| crawl | leap | shuffle | talk |
| crouch | lie down | sit | tap |
| cry | lift | skip | throw |
| dance | look | slide | tickle |
| dive | march | slip | tiptoe |
| drag | open | soar | trip |
| drop | pick up | spin | tumble |
| duck | point | sprint | twist |
| flip | poke | squat | walk |
| glide | pour | squeeze | wave |
| hit | propel | stagger | wobble |
