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lurch: an unsteady uneven gait; the act of moving forward suddenly; abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"; a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage); defeat by a lurch; move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"; move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

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coggle collapse

resonate collapse: be received or understood; sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

snapper collapse: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters; Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots; flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas

yank collapse: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

waggle collapse

bumble collapse: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

thrash about collapse

stammer collapse: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

fall flat collapse

vibrate collapse: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

gait collapse: a person's manner of walking; a horse's manner of moving

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

capsize collapse: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

stomp collapse: a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step; walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

oscillate collapse: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

toss and turn collapse

footslog collapse

velocity collapse

barge collapse: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals); transport by barge on a body of water; push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"

scend collapse: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"

welter collapse: be immersed in; "welter in work"; toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"

wamble collapse: move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

teeter collapse: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

lunge collapse: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; make a thrusting forward movement

shamble collapse: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

sashay collapse: a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps

toddle collapse: walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"

lug collapse: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something; ancient Celtic god; carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

wiggle collapse: the act of wiggling

waver collapse: the act of moving back and forth; someone who communicates by waving; sway to and fro

vacillate collapse

trudge collapse: a long difficult walk

wag collapse: causing to move repeatedly from side to side; a witty amusing person who makes jokes; move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"

blunder collapse: an embarrassing mistake

gallop collapse: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"; cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"; go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

slink collapse: walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

wallow collapse: an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"; a puddle where animals go to wallow; delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!"; devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"; be ecstatic with joy; roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

dangle collapse: cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"; hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

waddle collapse: walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"

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