BODY LANGUAGE

 

 

THE SIGHT

To see

To look (at)

To look + adj.

To look like someone

To frown (at)                                                             a frown

To gape (at)                                                  

To gaze (at)                                                              a gaze                                    

To glance (at)                                                            a glance                                 

To glare (at)                                                               a glare                        

To glimpse (at)                                                           a glimpse

To catch a glimpse of something                              

To peep (at)                                                                                      

To peer (at)                                                               

To squint                               

To squint (at)                                                                                   

To stare (at)                                                                 a stare

To wink (at)

                                                                      

 

SPEECH


Speechless

To add

To boo / to hiss

To cheer

To scream / to shriek

To shout

To yell / to howl

To groan / to moan

To mumble

To mutter

To stammer / to stutter

To utter

To whisper


 

WALKING AND RUNNING


On tiptoe

To go up and down / to and fro

To pace up and down

To plod

To reel / to stagger

To stalk

To shuffle

To stride

To take one’s heels

To turn on one’s heel

To wander / to roam


 

ATTITUDES

His nostrils flared

To bow one’s head

To frown (up)on

To nod

To shake one’s head

To fold one’s arms

To gasp for breath

To give a gasp of surprise / of fear

To jab someone in the ribs

To roll one’s eyes

To seize

To shrug one’s shoulder / to shrug

To stiffen

To sweat

To yawn