Monthly Archives: July 2013
How do you move?
Everyone walks. That’s boring.
But in the right circumstance, your character can:
- amble
- bumble
- careen
- clomp
- clump
- crawl
- creep
- dawdle
- dodder
- drag
- flounce
- hike
- hoof
- inch
- jaunt
- junket
- lag
- leg
- limp
- linger
- loiter
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- march
- mince
- mosey
- move
- pace
- pad
- parade
- paseo
- perambulate
- peregrinate
- plod
- poke
- pound
- prance
- progress
- promenade
- prowl
- pussyfoot
- ramble
- range
- reel
- sally
- sashay
- saunter
- scuffle
- scuttle
- shamble
- shlep
- shuffle
- skulk
- slink
- slog
- slouch
- sneak
- spin
- stagger
- stalk
- stamp
- steal
- step
- stomp
- stride
- stroll
- strut
- stumble
- stump
- swagger
- tack
- tap
- thread
- tiptoe
- toddle
- tour
- track
- traipse
- tramp
- travel
- traverse
- tread
- trek
- trip
- trot
- trudge
- turn
- waddle
- wade
- wander
And there are even more ways for your character to run:
- abscond
- accelerate
- arrow
- barrel
- beat a retreat
- beat it
- beeline
- beetle
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb
- bound
- bowl
- break
- break away
- breeze
- bug out
- bullet
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- canter
- careen
- career
- catch up
- chase
- clear out
- clip
- course
- dart
- dash
- dig
- double-time
- drive
- escape
- flee
- flit
- fly
- foot (it)
- gallop
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hightail (it)
- hoof (it)
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jog
- jump
- lam
- leap
- leg (it)
- light out
- lope
- make off
- make tracks
- motor
- nip
- outpace
- outrun
- outstrip
- overtake
- patter
- peg
- pelt
- plunge
- quicken
- race
- ram
- retreat
- rip
- rocket
- roll
- rush
- rustle
- scamper
- scarper
- scat
- scoot
- scram
- scud
- scuffle
- scurry
- scuttle
- shag
- shin
- shoot
- skedaddle
- skelp
- skip
- skirr
- skitter
- speed
- spring
- sprint
- spurt
- stampede
- step
- streak
- surge
- tear
- thrust
- travel
- trip
- trot
- turn tail
- vanish
- whirl
- whisk
- whiz
- zip
- zoom
Know any good ones I missed?