Movements

 

to amble

to walk in a slow and relaxed way

(can be used for animals and humans)

➪ He was ambling along the beach.

to bound

to move quickly with large jumping movements

(can be used for animals and humans)

➪ I was still lying in bed, trying to force my eyes open, when he bounded up to me like a child on his 12th birthday.

➪ A small rabbit came bounding down the path at one point.

to charge

to move forward quickly and violently to attack, especially towards something that has caused difficulty or anger

(can be used for animals and humans)

➪ The bull lowered its horns and charged.

➪ His opponent charged at him, sword held to the side.

to climb

to use your legs and hands to go up or onto the top of something

(can be used for animals and humans)

➪ I hate climbing ladders.

to crawl

to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface

(can be used for insects and humans)

➪ The child crawled across the floor.

➪ A caterpillar was crawling in the grass.

to creep

to move slowly, quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

(can be used for insects, animals, humans and even transport)

➪ I crept around the corner, hoping my brother wouldn't see me.

➪ The spider crept up the wall.

➪ The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.

to dive

to go down very quickly; to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water

(can be used for insects, animals, humans and even transport)

➪ They ran to the pool, dived in and swam to the other side.

➪ The submarine dived just in time to avoid the enemy attack.

➪ The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.

➪ The goalkeeper dived for the ball. (He tried to catch the ball by jumping towards it and falling on the ground.)

to flap

(of a bird's wings) to wave up and down while flying

(of objects that cannot fly) to move quickly from side to side or up and down

(can be used for insects, birds and objects)

➪ A small bird flapped its wings furiously and flew off.

➪ Flags flapped in the breeze above their tents.

to flit

to fly or move quickly and lightly

(can be used for insects, animals and figuratively for humans)

➪ In the fading light, we saw bats flitting about in the garden.

➪ Bees flitted from flower to flower in the garden.

➪ She's always flitting from one thing to another. (= changing her activities)

to flutter

to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this

(can be used for insects, animals and even things)

➪ Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.

➪ Leaves fluttered down onto the path.

➪ Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine.

➪ A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.

to frisk

to move around in a happy, energetic way

(can be used for animals)

➪ The dog ran ahead, frisking in the brush.

➪ She sent me a postcard with a picture of lambs frisking in the fields.