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Actions

Put these actions into the appropriate box, depending on which part
of the body does them. Some of them can belong to more than one
box. There is an example in each box.

beckon
blink chew
cough
crawl
creep
cross
dash
flex
frown gaze glance glare glimpse grab groan grope hiccup
jump laugh leap limp march mutter nudge pant pat peep
peer point puff punch rub scream shout sigh slap slip
snap
snarl
sneeze
sniff
snore
spit
squeeze
stagger
stammer stare stretch stroke stroll tap throw trip trudge
wander watch wave whisper whistle wink wipe yawn yell

Things we do with our arms and

hands
beckon
flex
nudge
punch
squeeze
throw

crawl

cross
grab
grope
pat
point
rub
slap snap
stretch
stroke tap
wave
wipe

Things we do with our feet and

Things we do with our mouth


and nose
cough
hiccup
pant
shout
sneeze
spit
whistle

chew
laugh
puff
sigh
sniff
stammer
yawn

groan
mutter
scream
snarl
snore
whisper
yell

Things we do with our eyes

legs
crawl
creep
dash jump
leap
limp
march slip
stagger
stretch
tap
trip
wander

cross

stroll
trudge

blink
glance
peep
watch

frown
gaze
glare
glimpse
peer stare
wink

Stare
"Stare" means to look at something/somebody per long time.
Gaze
"Gaze" is to look somebody for a long time, especially with surprise or love, or because you
are thinking.
Glare
"Glare" means to look angrily at somebody/something for long time.
Peer
"Peer" means to look at something with attention.
Glance
"Glance" means to look at somebody/something very quickly.
Glimpse
"Glimpse" is to see something/somebody for a very short time, when you do not see the
person or thing completely.
Peep
"Peep" is to look quickly and secretly at something, especially through a small opening.
Peek
"Peek" means to look at someone or something secretly especially from a hidden place.
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Best Answer: The emotions behind them are that which makes them differ.
Here they all are listed in order of aggression and emotion.
Shout:
Can either be friendly, or a slight aggressive manner of speaking. Loud to ensure attention, but still with a
sense of self-respect.
Yell:
Aggressive, loud, and usually caused by anger.
Scream:
The epitome. Loudest, and used either when horror-struck, in fear, anger or hatred. No sense of self-

conscience is present anymore, just screaming in order to gain attention/message across.


Can also be a reflex act.
In short:
One would not scream/yell above a crowd/over a distance to greet someone, but shout.
One would not yell out of surprise, but shout/scream, the latter being an act of reflex.
One would not yell/shout when one is attacked, but scream.
One would not scream at someone for a minor act lacking discipline, but shout.

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Jump
"Jump"is a action performed by pushing yourself off the ground using your feet.

The children were jumping up and down with excitement.


Hop
"Hop" is a quick jump or series of jumps.

We crossed the stream by hopping from one rock to another.

I hopped on the bus at the traffic lights.


Skip
"Skip" is a small quick jump after each step.

She skipped happily down the path.


Leap
"Leap" is a large jump from one place to another.

The horse leaped the stone wall.

We leapt over the stream.

Work
"Work" as noun (uncountable) is used to mean "the activity or the place where you do a job".

A large part of the work is responding to e-mails.

I get to work at seven forty-five.


"Work" can also be used as verb meaning "to do something that involves physical or mental
effort".

She is working in the garden.

I can't work with all of this noise.


Job
"Job" as noun (countable) is used to mean "the execution of a task".

The builders have done an excellent job on your kitchen.

stroll - (very relaxed walking to somewhere)


stroll in the park
stroll along the beach
wander - (without any purposes)
wander the forest
wander towards the town
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