2. Wild with fear, excitement or worry Mom was frantic when my oldest sister was late coming home.

3. lunging making a sudden, forward movement The volleyball player is lunging for the ball!

4. stride rhythm of walking & length of steps The runner’s stride was long and fast! The elephant’s stride was slow and easy.

5. checking limiting or controlling something Our Math teacher is good at checking the class and keeping them under control. The pilot is checking the airplane and controlling its speed.

6. turned quickly wheeled The policeman wheeled past our house and went the other direction!

7. bounding leaping; jumping The bunny went bounding across the prairie when he saw us.

8. shouldering carrying the weight of something Mary helped in shouldering the load of the boxes during the move.

9. strained stretched to your limit, physically or mentally Stephen was mentally strained after studying for the big exam. The runner strained to finish race.

10. romp energetic and noisy way to play Our puppies like to romp in the backyard.

11. picturing imagining; creating a mental picture As she read the book, Cindy enjoyed picturing the action.