A list of 120 words by rolig.
- stagger appears on 25 other lists
- stumble appears on 27 other lists
- dart appears on 25 other lists
- dash appears on 45 other lists
- run appears on 55 other lists
- walk appears on 33 other lists
- mince appears on 45 other lists
- sashay appears on 53 other lists
- strut appears on 44 other lists
- stride appears on 17 other lists
- move appears on 31 other lists
- go appears on 50 other lists
- pace appears on 32 other lists
- creep appears on 42 other lists
- crawl appears on 23 other lists
- slink appears on 37 other lists
- skulk appears on 73 other lists
- slip appears on 39 other lists
- sidle appears on 47 other lists
- scurry appears on 32 other lists
- hurry appears on 11 other lists
- rush appears on 30 other lists
- lope appears on 37 other lists
- hop appears on 28 other lists
- jump appears on 26 other lists
- skip appears on 32 other lists
- sprint appears on 13 other lists
- trot appears on 22 other lists
- totter appears on 23 other lists
- trek appears on 24 other lists
- schlep appears on 55 other lists
- plod appears on 24 other lists
- tiptoe appears on 16 other lists
- scamper appears on 24 other lists
- trudge appears on 35 other lists
- race appears on 28 other lists
- ramble appears on 44 other lists
- toddle appears on 17 other lists
- traipse appears on 81 other lists
- march appears on 24 other lists
- roam appears on 19 other lists
- lumber appears on 33 other lists
- gallivant appears on 68 other lists
- promenade appears on 33 other lists
- tread appears on 24 other lists
- stroll appears on 28 other lists
- saunter appears on 85 other lists
- meander appears on 118 other lists
- mosey appears on 26 other lists
- jog appears on 18 other lists
- gambol appears on 100 other lists
- step appears on 14 other lists
- gallop appears on 26 other lists
- hike appears on 12 other lists
- limp appears on 23 other lists
- skedaddle appears on 61 other lists
- roll appears on 37 other lists
- slither appears on 43 other lists
- weave appears on 24 other lists
- wander appears on 40 other lists
- wend appears on 62 other lists
- sneak appears on 17 other lists
- abscond appears on 209 other lists
- travel appears on 36 other lists
- trip appears on 24 other lists
- leap appears on 21 other lists
- shuffle appears on 41 other lists
- waddle appears on 27 other lists
- amble appears on 75 other lists
- canter appears on 38 other lists
- sally appears on 34 other lists
- galumph appears on 46 other lists
- caper appears on 56 other lists
- swerve appears on 33 other lists
- wobble appears on 33 other lists
- veer appears on 35 other lists
- careen appears on 62 other lists
- career appears on 25 other lists
- circle appears on 43 other lists
- perambulate appears on 73 other lists
- circumambulate appears on 31 other lists
- fly appears on 63 other lists
- hover appears on 29 other lists
- negotiate appears on 14 other lists
- navigate appears on 11 other lists
- orbit appears on 45 other lists
- hasten appears on 17 other lists
- circulate appears on 4 other lists
- swim appears on 17 other lists
- glide appears on 29 other lists
- rage appears on 29 other lists
- storm appears on 63 other lists
- light out appears on 1 other list
- flit appears on 49 other lists
- flutter appears on 64 other lists
- truck appears on 29 other lists
- bolt appears on 48 other lists
- dance appears on 50 other lists
- steal appears on 18 other lists
- surge appears on 48 other lists
- bowl appears on 25 other lists
- waltz appears on 34 other lists
- tear appears on 37 other lists
- dawdle appears on 44 other lists
- make one's way appears on just this list
- bustle appears on 40 other lists
- hurtle appears on 52 other lists
- shamble appears on 16 other lists
- lollop appears on 29 other lists
- swoosh appears on 15 other lists
- zip appears on 43 other lists
- zigzag appears on 33 other lists
- hurple appears on 10 other lists
- tittup appears on 19 other lists
- hie appears on 28 other lists
- exit appears on 16 other lists
- scoot appears on 12 other lists
- hightail appears on 5 other lists
- flounce appears on 44 other lists
- escape appears on 30 other lists
bilby claudicate Dec 23, 2012
bilby yomp Oct 24, 2009
laurelannlucy Amble is a simple one, but sometimes I find that no other word will do. Aug 21, 2009
rolig Excellent suggestions, all! Thanks! They have been duly added. Bilby, for some reason, I wasn't aware of the locomotive meaning of flounce. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Dc, I had forgotten all about hightail, even though I enjoy using it myself. And Sionnach, I don't know how exit and scoot escaped me. Oct 24, 2008
sionnach scoot? exit? Oct 24, 2008
dontcry High-tail? Oct 24, 2008
bilby flounce. Oct 24, 2008
rolig Hie is a good one. Thanks, bilby. I'm afraid, though, that if I add moonwalk, I would have to add other very specific kinds of movement (e.g. can-can, tango, goose-step), which is not what I want to do here. Sep 13, 2008
bilby Hie, moonwalk. Sep 13, 2008
rolig This is a new one to me. "She tittupped into the room." Sounds fun. Sep 11, 2008
bilby Tittup. Sep 11, 2008
rolig You're right, yarb. I do. Sep 9, 2008
yarb I think you need lollop. Sep 9, 2008
bilby hurple, which is an odd thing, but at least it rhymes with purple :-) Jan 4, 2008
rolig Bilby, I wonder if your grandfather's toodling was related to the old-fashioned casual way of saying goodbye, "toodle-oo!" - which interestingly may derive from the French à tout à l'heure!, meaning, approximately, "See you soon!"
"Dawdle", on the other hand, seems to be related to "doddle", which may be related to toddle, dodder, or dither. Dec 27, 2007
bilby dawdle. My grandfather used to say he would toodle off to bed which is probably just a variation. Dec 26, 2007
rolig good suggestions, bilby! Thanks! Dec 23, 2007
bilby Bowl, dance, steal. I also think it's time to reclaim surge from the Pentagon. Dec 23, 2007
rolig thanks for the suggestions. Dewly added (it's almost morning). Dec 16, 2007
sionnach amble? canter? Dec 16, 2007
bilby Have you met sally? Dec 16, 2007
sionnach Interesting that fully one third of the current (57-word) list are words beginning with 's'. How about slither as another possibility? Or swerve? Wander? Wobble? Weave? Wend? Dec 13, 2007
mollusque Galumph is only slightly less common than gallivant in a Google Book search, and most uses are not overt references to Lewis Carroll. So I'd say galumph has been naturalized in English. But it's your list. Stick to your editorial guns.
By the way, for a translator who likes lists, I'd recommend March's Thesaurus and Dictionary of the English Language (1958). It has massive themed lists with positive connotations in the left column and negative connotations in the right column. For example, Cleanness--Filthiness spans three pages with about 400 line items). Dec 13, 2007
rolig Thanks for all the suggestions. Like several other of my lists, this is meant to remind me of words I can use in my translating work, so more specialized terms or words that are extremely specialized (e.g. titubate) or peculiar (does anyone use galumph without conciously alluding to Alice in Wonderland?), I will probably leave out. Dec 12, 2007
uselessness I like it! Still looking for gallop, step, hike, and traverse. :-) Dec 12, 2007
reesetee And welcome to it, rolig. Great list! Dec 12, 2007
rduke How about wamble, titubate, gambol and circumambulate? Dec 12, 2007
bilby No time to leave a comment, I gotta skedaddle. Dec 12, 2007
mollusque How about limp and galumph? Dec 12, 2007
rolig Many of these words were trawled from reesetee's excellent list Walk This Way. Many thanks! Dec 12, 2007