Vitamin-M / I Cannot Remember My Mother
Words that move and sound
Learn words for movement, sound and feelings.
Movement words show exactly how someone moves:
- pottering: busy in a relaxed way, with no aim;
- crouch: bend low; crawl, creeping;
- ducked: dropped down quickly;
- zigzagging; sprinting (running fast); darted (moved suddenly);
- trailing: following.
Sound words name a sound:
- boomed (deep and loud), thudded (a dull, heavy sound);
- shrieks (high cries), whirr (a soft, steady buzz);
- grunted, snoring.
A dilemma is a hard choice between two options; synonyms: quandary, predicament. Ravi's dilemma: stop Grandpa or let him go.
More words from the story:
- craftily: in a sly, clever way (an adverb);
- furious: extremely angry; humiliation: deep embarrassment;
- attire: clothes; embarrassed: uncomfortable;
- countered: replied to an argument;
- flushed: turned red in the face;
- stricken: badly affected by a painful feeling;
- gleam: a flash of feeling in the eyes.
Choose the word that shows exactly how it moved or sounded.
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