Move+suddenly

  • 111chop — chop1 /chop/, v., chopped, chopping, n. v.t. 1. to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often fol. by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree. 2. to make or prepare for use by so cutting: to chop… …

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  • 112wrench — wrencher, n. wrenchingly, adv. /rench/, v.t. 1. to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner s wrist. 2. to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist: When she… …

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  • 113startle — 1. noun A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. 2. verb a) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Nothing could startle her, make her scold or make her cry. She did not… …

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  • 114jarring — jar|ring [ dʒarıŋ ] adjective 1. ) surprising or slightly shocking: The only jarring note was the presence of his ex wife. 2. ) making your body move suddenly and unexpectedly: a jarring thud 3. ) a jarring noise is unpleasant and starts suddenly …

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  • 115lurch — lurch1 [ lɜrtʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move suddenly in a way that is not smooth or controlled: Joe lurched drunkenly into the room. The bus finally lurched to a halt outside the school. 2. ) if your heart or stomach lurches, it seems to… …

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  • 116startle — c.1300, run to and fro, frequentative of sterten (see START (Cf. start)). Sense of move suddenly in surprise or fear first recorded 1520s. Trans. meaning frighten suddenly is from 1590s. The word retains more of the original meaning of START (Cf …

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  • 117shied — ʃaɪ n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang) v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking,… …

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  • 118shier — ʃaɪ n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang) v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking,… …

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  • 119shies — ʃaɪ n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang) v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking,… …

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  • 120shiest — ʃaɪ n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang) v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking,… …

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