Verbs of Unaided Human Motion

 walk [ The Prototype ]   run [+speedy]   stagger [impaired]   lurch [erratic]   hurdle [saltation]
  stroll [-speedy]  run  stagger  lurch  bound
 amble  sprint  limp  lumber  hop
 shlep  bolt  gimp  creep  hurdle
 straggle  book  hobble  steal  jump
 stroll  charge  stumble  stalk  pounce
 slog  dash  sleepwalk  storm  skip
 trudge  scurry    stomp  leap
 shuffle  scuttle   flee [centrifugal]    
   scoot  escape   frolic [happy]   swim [liquid]
  sneak [furtive]  speed  flee  cavort  wade
 steal  zip  leave  frolic  swim
 skulk  zoom  depart  lolligag  bob
 sneak  jog  exit  traipse  float
 slink  lope  skedaddle  prance  slop
 tiptoe      dance  
 pad   climb [vertical]   waddle [imitative]     wander [non-direct]
   ascend  waddle   gallop [equine]  wander
  enter [inchoative]  climb  strut  gallop  meander
 arrive  descend  swagger  canter  roam
 enter    march  trot  zigzag
         wobble
         hike
Last Updated on 5/4/99
By John Lawler