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to rise
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to soar
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to tower
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to lift off
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to rotate
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to orbit
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to revolve
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to swirl
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to go around
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to spiral
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to whirl
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to gyrate
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to rebound
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to ricochet
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to vibrate
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to pounce
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to flap
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to whizz
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to blow
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to surface
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to derail
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to slither
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to swoop down
to rise
to rise
Verb
r
r
i
s
z
e
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to move from a lower to a higher position

descend

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to soar
to soar
Verb
s
s
oa
ɔ
r
r

to go higher while flying

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to tower
to tower
Verb
t
t
o
a
w
ʊ
e
ə
r
r

(of birds) to rise or ascend to an elevated position

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to lift off
to lift off
Verb
uk flag
/lˈɪft ˈɔf/

(of a spacecraft or aircraft) to leave the ground, particularly vertically

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
lift
phrase's particle
off
to rotate
to rotate
Verb
r
r
o
t
t
a
t
t
e

to turn or move around a center

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to orbit
to orbit
Verb
o
ɔ
r
r
b
b
i
ə
t
t

to move around a star, planet, or a large object in space

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to revolve
to revolve
Verb
r
r
e
i
v
v
o
ɑ
l
l
v
v
e

to turn or move around an axis or center

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to swirl
to swirl
Verb
s
s
w
w
i
ɜ
r
r
l
l

to move in a twisting or whirling motion, creating a pattern of circular or spiral motion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to go around
to go around
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ɐɹˈaʊnd/

to rotate or spin around an axis or center point

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
around
to spiral
to spiral
Verb
s
s
p
p
i
r
r
a
ə
l
l

to move or extend in a continuous and widening circular pattern

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to whirl
to whirl
Verb
wh
w
i
ɜ
r
r
l
l

to turn or spin rapidly in a twisting motion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to gyrate
to gyrate
Verb
g
ʤ
y
r
r
a
t
t
e

to turn or move in a spiral motion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to rebound
to rebound
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/

to bounce back after hitting a surface

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to ricochet
to ricochet
Verb
r
r
i
ɪ
c
k
o
ə
ch
e
t
ʃeɪ

to spring back from an impact by bouncing off a surface at an angle

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to vibrate
to vibrate
Verb
v
v
i
b
b
r
r
a
t
t
e

to move rapidly back and forth or up and down with small movements

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to pounce
Verb
p
p
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
c
s
e

to move down on something or someone with a sudden, swift action, typically with the intention of seizing or capturing

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to flap
to flap
Verb
f
f
l
l
a
æ
p
p

to move with a rapid up-and-down motion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to whizz
to whizz
Verb
wh
w
i
ɪ
zz
z

to move swiftly through the air, generating a whistling or buzzing sound

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to blow
to blow
Verb
b
b
l
l
o
w

(of wind or an air current) to move or be in motion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to surface
to surface
Verb
s
s
u
ɜ
r
r
f
f
a
ɪ
c
s
e

to emerge or come up to the top layer of a liquid or material

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to derail
to derail
Verb
uk flag
/dɪˈɹeɪɫ/

(of a train) to accidentally go off the tracks

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to slither
to slither
Verb
s
s
l
l
i
ɪ
th
ð
e
ɜ
r
r

to move smoothly and quietly, like a snake

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to swoop down
Verb
uk flag
/swˈuːp dˈaʊn/

to descend quickly and suddenly, often used to describe the action of birds or aircraft

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
swoop
phrase's particle
down

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