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15 Cards in this Set
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to push something somewhere firmly and tightly |
She jammed her hands into her pockets |
The paper keeps jamming in the machine |
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to stretch your arm and hand to touch or take something |
He reached out and grabbed her arm |
She reached for a cigarette. |
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a large deep hole in the ground |
We dug a deep pit in the yard. |
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to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way: |
"Get out of here," she said through clenched teeth. |
The old man clenched his fist and waved it angrily at us. |
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to suddenly break into small pieces; to make something suddenly break into small pieces |
He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor |
the sound of shattering glass |
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to allow saliva (= liquid in the mouth) to flow out of your mouth: |
The dog lay drooling 🤤 on the mat. |
I drooled all over my pillow. |
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(especially of a thick liquid) to hit and cover a surface with small drops, or to cause this to happen: |
The bike was splattered with mud |
His car was covered in mud splatters |
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to speak angrily 😡 |
Go away!’ he snarled. |
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to make a hole or a tunnel in the ground by digging |
Earthworms burrow deep into the soil. |
moles burrowing away underground |
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a part of the body) to feel a series of regular painful movements |
His head throbbed painfully |
My feet were throbbing after the long walk home |
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to show that you have no respect for somebody by the expression on your face or by the way you speak |
He sneered at people who liked pop music. |
She gave a sneering laugh!!!😃 |
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to stop; to make somebody/something stop |
She walked towards him and then halted. |
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to breathe quickly with short breaths, usually with your mouth open, because you have been doing some physical exercise, or because it is very hot |
She finished the race panting heavily. |
She could hear him panting up the stairs (= running up and breathing quickly). |
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move in a slow and heavy way |
A family of elephants lumbered by. |
The huge convoy of trucks lumbered out of the city |
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sitting or lying with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or careless way |
He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV 📺 🤣 |
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