move+nimbly

  • 21whid — intransitive verb (whidded; whidding) Etymology: Scots whid silent rapid motion Date: 1728 Scottish to move nimbly and silently …

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  • 22kilt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kjalta lap, fold of a gathered skirt Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chiefly dialect to tuck up (as a skirt) 2. to equip with a kilt intransitive verb to move… …

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  • 23whid — 1. noun A rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game. 2. verb To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game. Syn: scut, scud …

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  • 24waltz — {{11}}waltz (n.) dance performed to music in triple time, 1781, from Ger. Waltzer, from walzen to roll, dance, from O.H.G. walzan to turn, roll, from P.Gmc. *walt (Cf. O.N. velta), from PIE root *wel to turn, revolve (see VULVA (Cf. vulva)).… …

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  • 25whisk — v. n. 1. Trip, speed, hasten, hie, post, scud, brush, move nimbly, push on, dash on, cut along. 2. Brush …

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  • 26whip — I. v. n. (Ludicrous.) Move nimbly. II. v. a. 1. Lash, strike (with a cord), beat. 2. Drive with lashes, cause to rotate, spin. 3. Flog, beat, punish with the whip, flagellate, scourge, lash. 4. Lash, hurt, sting …

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  • 27nip — I [[t]nɪp[/t]] v. nipped, nip•ping, n. 1) to compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite 2) to sever by pinching, biting, or snipping 3) to check in development 4) to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does 5)… …

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  • 28troll — I [[t]troʊl[/t]] v. t. 1) to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice 2) to sing in the manner of a round or catch 3) spo to fish in (a body of water) by trailing a line behind a slow moving boat 4) to cause to turn round and round; roll 5) to sing …

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  • 29waltz —  1. Move nimbly and gaily.  2. waltz into Attack …

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  • 30whid — [hwid, hwud] vi. whidded, whidding [? akin to OE hwitha, ON hvitha, a squall] Scot. to move nimbly …

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