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wriggle - To twist and turn with quick squirming and writhing movements

The worm wriggled in Stan's hand and almost ended up falling to the ground.

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engulf - To surround something completely

After the accident, a minute after Dan got out of the car, the car was engulfed in flames.

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slither - To move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion

Erin froze in fear as the snake slithered across the ground towards her.

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whoosh - Move or cause to move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound

As they raced, Superman and The Flash whooshed by so quickly that it just looked like a blur to the spectators.

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yank - To quickly pull something

Edmund yanked the cord on the lawnmower to get it started.

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drift - To move slowly and smoothly, especially through air or water.

The boat began to drift away from the shore.

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ruffle - to move or lift something so that it is no longer smooth; to disorder something, typically by running one's hands through it

The other players ruffled their new teammate's hair as part of his initiation.

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whoosh - A sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound

Jim heard the whoosh of the golf ball as it flew over his head.

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bandy - To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said

Since Charlene started posting regularly on Facebook and Twitter, she found that people she didn't know would bandy her name all over the Internet without any relation to what she actually said in her posts.

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circumvent - To find a way around and overcome a problem or difficulty.

Because of the large traffic jam, I new a side road that could circumvent the mess and get home the same time I normally do.

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zigzag - To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.

Skiers zigzag constantly in order to generate speed down the mountain.

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influx - A large arrival or flow of people, things, or money into a place.

The beaches experienced an influx of people during the summer months.