With his binoculars, Hiram caught just a glimpse of a wallet falling out of a woman's handbag across the street, and he wondered if he had time to race downstairs to return it. .
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stumble -
An act of stumbling
Shane took a stumble when he tripped over a large rock on the sidewalk.
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Move
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swirl -
Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern
The water kept swirling around the drain until it disappeared.
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slander -
A false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation
Bill's company took a while to recover after his competitor broadcast a TV ad that contained slander about Bill's company's products.
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nibble -
To take small bites out of something.
Pam enjoyed watching her pet bunny as it would nibble on carrots.
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gab -
Talk; chatter
In the typical workplace, employees engage in gab with each other around the water cooler.
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holler -
A loud cry or shout
The auctioneer let out an excited holler every time someone bid the price up.
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Busy
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surge -
(of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward
The surging ocean waves meant the surfers had to run away from the beach to avoid danger.
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sprawl -
Sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way
Keith was going to spend his whole weekend sprawled out on the couch instead of doing chores.
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dash -
An act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily
After climbing over the prison's walls, the prisoners made a dash for freedom.
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trickle -
(of a liquid) flow in a small stream
Water trickled from the faucet even after it was turned off.
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slack -
The part of a rope or line that is not held taut; the loose or unused part
At the nightclub, the slack in the velvet ropes indicated that it was the VIP section.
