do the locomotion

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

Many of these words were trawled from reesetee's excellent list Walk This Way. Many thanks!

December 12, 2007

mollusque commented on the list do-the-locomotion

How about limp and galumph?

December 12, 2007

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

No time to leave a comment, I gotta skedaddle.

December 12, 2007

rduke commented on the list do-the-locomotion

How about wamble, titubate, gambol and circumambulate?

December 12, 2007

reesetee commented on the list do-the-locomotion

And welcome to it, rolig. Great list!

December 12, 2007

uselessness commented on the list do-the-locomotion

I like it! Still looking for gallop, step, hike, and traverse. :-)

December 13, 2007

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

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.

December 13, 2007

mollusque commented on the list do-the-locomotion

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).

December 13, 2007

sionnach commented on the list do-the-locomotion

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?

December 13, 2007

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

Have you met sally?

December 16, 2007

sionnach commented on the list do-the-locomotion

amble? canter?

December 16, 2007

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

thanks for the suggestions. Dewly added (it's almost morning).

December 16, 2007

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

Bowl, dance, steal. I also think it's time to reclaim surge from the Pentagon.

December 23, 2007

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

good suggestions, bilby! Thanks!

December 23, 2007

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

dawdle. My grandfather used to say he would toodle off to bed which is probably just a variation.

December 26, 2007

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

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.

December 27, 2007

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

hurple, which is an odd thing, but at least it rhymes with purple :-)

January 4, 2008

yarb commented on the list do-the-locomotion

I think you need lollop.

September 9, 2008

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

You're right, yarb. I do.

September 9, 2008

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

Tittup.

September 11, 2008

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

This is a new one to me. "She tittupped into the room." Sounds fun.

September 11, 2008

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

Hie, moonwalk.

September 13, 2008

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

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.

September 13, 2008

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

flounce.

October 24, 2008

dontcry commented on the list do-the-locomotion

High-tail?

October 24, 2008

sionnach commented on the list do-the-locomotion

scoot? exit?

October 24, 2008

rolig commented on the list do-the-locomotion

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.

October 24, 2008

laurelannlucy commented on the list do-the-locomotion

Amble is a simple one, but sometimes I find that no other word will do.

August 21, 2009

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

yomp

October 25, 2009

bilby commented on the list do-the-locomotion

claudicate

December 24, 2012