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Book: Moonsilver
Words & Phrases

Moonsilver has a lot of descriptions of Heart's movements. Here are some of them:

  Noun Picture Meaning
1. Heart squinted
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squinted She partly closed her eyes to see better.
2. Heart shivered
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shivered She shook slightly because of cold, fear or illness.
3. Heart held her breath:
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held breath She did not let out air after breathing in.
4. Heart exhaled
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exhaled She sent air out of her lungs and breathed out.
5. Heart frowned at him
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frowned She showed him a facial expression of displeasure by bringing her eyebrows together.
6. Heart just shrugged
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shrugged She raised and then lowered her shoulders.
7. Heart scanned the crowd
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scanned She looked at a large group of people carefully.
8. Heart shuddered, feeling sick
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shuddered She shook quickly because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling, like she was freezing.

Reference: Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, MSN Encarta Dictionary