snatch, burrow, scratch, rustle, fly, dig, wiggle, wriggle, perch, wade, hop, shake off, flit, slice through (air), swarm, flock, dive, leap, land, cavort, dance, strut, claw, jump, skip, mount, float, totter, skitter, ruffle, flutter (wings), scurry, scrabble, waddle, waggle, alight, rocket, soar, glide, gather, migrate, dart, splash, plunge, nosedive, swoop, gunnel

chip, clang, drum, screech, roll, grate, flick, stir, spray, clack, swarm, peck, coo, pip, cluck, crow, woo, trill, beep, hoot, honk, caw, cry, howl, hiss, hum, buzz, flap, beat (wings), bat, tweet, drone, cheep, click, chirp, chirr, chipper, chirrup, chitter, scold, sing, peep, quack, cronk, crunk, squawk, squeak, mock, chime, chant, scream, whirl, phrase, laugh, beg, chirk, chirm, shriek, grackle, chuckle, rattle, warble, cackle, whistle, gobble, mimic, tinkle, mewl, twitter, flutter, jabber, echo, chortle, descend, chewink, question, call, answer, chatter, imitate, gobble (turkeys), stridulate, quaver, squee

bore, raise, fumble, nestle, snap, feed, siphon, bite, alight, peck, roost, rest on, molt, hatch, push out, nest, rear, suck, preen, snap up, cock (head), settle on, snuggle, nuzzle, balance, cocoon, engorge itself, pollinate (flowers), insulate (a nest), regurgitate, incubate, metamorphose (insects) infest, invade, feather (feather a nest), hibernate, gyrate, winter, mate, pair, overrun, estivate, fledge, splash, bill, cannibalize

screech, gnash, chomp, gnaw, scratch, cluck, crow, stomp, moo, snort, bray, bleat, baa, oink, squeal, whelp, grunt, chump, swish, grumph, rumble, low, sough, sigh, trumpet

tussle, nip, graze, ram, lash, chew, chomp, roll, scratch, stink, feed, spray, bite, hop, strut, waddle, peck, molt, hatch, nest, suck, mate, lap up, eat, bear, plod, shed (antlers/winter coat), break free, troop, calve, hump, nibble, chew (cud), forage, ruminate, masticate, wallow, bed down, roam, stomp, charge, caper, amble, trammel, agitate, congregate, crop, lay (eggs), frolic, play, breed, fledge, birth, nurse, stand up, learn, reproduce, suckle, ail, perish, die

tug, scrape, chomp, fumble, wiggle, wriggle, feed, snake, bite, hop, dive, leap, float, glide, molt, estivate, lay (eggs), dunk, throng, hide, swim, catch, flail, slink, spawn, slough off, turn color, slice through (water), morph (into), metamorphose, surface, spatter, splatter, swallow, crawl, slither, dart, pounce, school

strike, belch, clack, stomp, snort, clop, blow, pant, nicker, whimper, whinny, neigh, clomp, clonk, clunk, thwak, whicker, snortle

nip, graze, bust, crunch, chomp, gnaw, jolt, roll, drag, buck, twitch, strut, rear, nuzzle, bear, plod, nibble, stomp, frolic, canter, gallop, lunge, trot, frisk, bolt, balk (at a jump), clop, sire, blaze, lope, shy, start, froth, prance, pace, nose, race, flick (tail), nudge, munch, lurch, stamp, shake (head), swing (tail/head), rear up, swish (tail), toss (head), slice through, startle, thunder, unseat, prick up (its ears), crib

chomp, haul, buck, kick, deliver, hump, bray, munch, clomp, carry (a load), shift (under a blanket), climb, plod along, dig in, heehaw, trot (off), refuse (to budge), switch, give birth to (a colt)

bump, bounce, tighten, straddle, harness, break, jump, mount, preen, hitch, tether, water, post, canter, sink into (the saddle), groom, curry, train, show, pick (hooves), rein, cinch (a saddle), girth up, yoke, strap up, ride, gallop, parade, saddle, saddle up, bridle, dismount, tack (up), lunge, caracole, cinch, cowboy, geld

nestle, wiggle, flush, dive, float, waddle, balance, sing, call, forage, swim, surface, blow, hunt, sunbathe, flip, breach, bark, slip, pile up, flop, bellow, haul out, strain, gulp, broach

tussle, slam, migrate, winter, mate, forage, play, herd, chase, prey, hunt, run, establish (territory/dominance), stampede, strategize, flank, overtake, pick up (scent), overpower, fight, challenge, nurture, trample, snuffle, pronk

wrestle, shed, feed, migrate, molt, suck, hibernate, mate, hump, birth, nurse, stand up, reproduce, suckle, ail, die, crawl, walk, wean, dominate, mark out (territory), attract (a mate), submit, injure (prey), prey, hunt, conceive, challenge (a rival), protect (position of dominance), defend (territory), give birth, push out (a calf), procreate, care for, rear (young), raise (young), mature, nourish, nurture (their young), abound, proliferate, multiply, fall ill, sicken, age

chew, cry, howl, squeak, mewl, squeal, pant, bark, snarl, lap, yelp, yip, yowl, yap, growl, whine, purr, meow, mew, eek

shave, clip, trim, prize, smooth, pat, hold, play with, feed, brush, fix, pen in, tether, trot out, neuter, water, groom, train, show, care for, declaw (cats), crop ears, dock (tails), cage, pet, curb, teach (tricks), reward, exercise, immunize, vaccinate, empty (litter box), operate (on), personify, fawn over, walk (the dog), wash, bathe, soothe, name, pick up/out, out, house, spay, castrate, adopt, pamper, tickle, unleash, dote on, fret over, indulge, let out

slap, chomp, chuck, scratch, nestle, shred, stink, smell, bite, strut, claw, lap up, frolic, play, chase, pant, whimper, bark, tickle, spit out, wag, slurp, shed (hair), retract (claws), snooze, nap, heed, jump up, snarl, give off (a smell), secrete, gambol, badger, pester, soil, prick up (ears), retract claws (cats), cough up (hairball), drag in, tuck (tail), lower (head), roll over, paw

struggle, slash, wrench, huddle, tense, flare (one's nostrils), smell, skitter, scurry, cock (head), bleed, hide, slink, slither, rear up, startle, run, sense, tear through/around, scan, squeeze into, burrow into/through, prick up, back away/off, panic, bound, skulk, steal, retreat, elude, evade, shy away, clump together, fight back, hear, listen, give in, fend off, camouflage

wrest, tear, clamp, clench, struggle, snatch, mangle, slash, wrench, gnash, snap, flare (one's nostrils), tackle, claw, jump, corral, hide, catch, stampede, fight, growl, steal, retreat, fight one's way, bare (teeth), tear at/off, rend, tear into, hound, snare, kill, set (a trap), sheathe (claws), dog, bear down, prey upon/on, ensnare, roar, attack, display (fangs), advance, menace, threaten, surrender, jag, draw blood, defend (itself)

struggle, snatch, bore, gnaw, hover, dig, snap, tackle, smell, bite, jump, snap up, cock (head), chase, slink, dart, pounce, lope, hunt, run, fight, sense, rout around, paw, follow, bound, skulk, hear, listen, lurk, startle (prey), wind (prey), spring, bait, trap, track, prowl, trail, stake out, pursue, corner, stalk

mangle, slash, eviscerate, skin, pack, drive, load, rustle, shoot, discharge, cock, hang (to dry), hide, catch, steal, retreat, listen, bait, track, trail, stake out, rend, hound, snare, kill, set (a trap), dog, ensnare, attack, advance, ride (horseback), scout, climb (trees), watch, wait, mask (one's scent), poison, reload, aim, let fly (an arrow), conceal, camouflage, ferret, drag (prey), cure (meat), freeze (meat), process (meat), gut, target-shoot, foil, jag

flex, snatch, bore, tunnel, graze, gnaw, scoot, heft, probe, scratch, wipe, rustle, buck, stand, curl, nestle, ball up, dig, wiggle, wriggle, pad, kick, bite, stash, wade, hop, leap, cavort, jump, scurry, scrabble, preen, cock (head), snuggle, nuzzle, hump, forage, amble, birth, throng, swim, slink, dart, groom, frisk, lope, prance, swish (tail), pant, rear (young), run, wag, gambol, stake out (territory), sense, adapt, protect (one's young), fend off (predators/rivals), hoard, scrounge, scavenge, rout around, root, paw, wipe off, tear through/around, kick up, shake out/off, worm one's way, chock, drool, back up/out, tread, scan, step, edge, fill in (a tunnel), nose into, squeeze into, sink into, stretch, burrow into/through, clamber, pass on, scramble, cuddle, coddle (one's young), stumble, scamper, scuttle, skedaddle, bay, follow, rustle (through the brush), spasm, sun (itself), flap (ears)

watch, wait, anticipate, arrive early, get somewhere early, survey, announce, predict, forecast, wait for, introduce, indicate, look for, expect, foresee, notify, look forward to, proclaim, give notice of, herald, prepare for, await, keep watch, sit on the edge of one's seat, come early

prompt, initiate, guide, line up, introduce, head, prepare, reach back, usher in, instigate, come early, predate, precede, lead the way, antedate, preface, pre-exist, forerun, pioneer, prelude, pave the way

break down, degrade, calve, perish, shrink, underlie, thin, ebb, drift, melt, pass, recede, sink, vanish, disappear, decay, disintegrate, deteriorate, crumble, tumble, fail, phase out, decline, dissolve, degenerate, rupture, ablate, fracture, splinter, atrophy, fissure, run (its course), liquify

jar, collide, liquefy, envelop, spew, freeze, fume, smolder, cool, perish, age, screen, darken, dissipate, filter, drift, lighten, radiate, flood, emit, explode, melt, boil, form, pass, gravitate, rain, cloud, engulf, magnetize, coalesce, oxidize, aggregate, originate, decay, erupt, disintegrate, crumble, evolve, stratify, firm up, evaporate, erode, billow, quake, thaw, simmer, ossify, gape apart, jolt (earthquake), resonate, colonize, fossilize, deposit (sediments), oxygenate, outgas

run, follow, mark, pass, span, hold up, play out, persist, survive, thrive, succeed, progress, last, retain, move forward, remain, anchor, perpetuate, draw out, protract, continue, maintain (a tradition), establish (a tradition), prolong, roll along, keep on

spread, hold up/out, slog through, plod along, multiply, adapt, stretch, advance, grow, befall, plug away, carry on, endure, persevere, persist, withstand, survive, maintain, develop, thrive, outlast, prevail, sustain, extend, renew, revive, last, linger, languish, retain, press on, come through, remain, eke out, subsist, prolong, fare, take (cover/refuge), update (a building), resurrect (itself), lay claim to, keep on/at

protect, stretch, lengthen, maintain, sustain, save, conserve, renew, revive, preserve, safeguard, prolong, uphold, sentinel

turn over, hang, hold, float, glide, turn into, drift, pass, elapse, lapse, coast, fall away, slip by/past, slip away

shave off, fly, race, run, advance, vanish, disappear, cut short, hurry, rush, shorten, foreshorten, move forward, hasten, tick by/past, whip by, speed by, march on/forward, roll past/by, steal by/past, slide by/past, flash by, get away from

drag, slog through, slacken, plod, crawl, stretch, trail, turn into, drag on, peter out, subside, sputter, decelerate, bog down, suspend, muddle through, slow, lag, flag, dally, dawdle, coast, fall away, wind down, slow down, drag one's feet, draw out, run behind, drag out, hang back, bring up the rear, fall behind, creep, inch, take one's time, lose time, relax the pace, bump along, dilly-dally, straggle

weaken, lapse, expire, erode, wind down, backslide, become void, wear out, revert to, run out of time, retrogress, fall into decline, come to an end

stretch, wait, lengthen, drag something out, suspend, waylay, delay, defer, postpone, procrastinate, extend, drag one's feet, put off, prolong, shelve, reschedule, rearrange, push back, hold off, stand around, sit around

idle, wait, suspend, stall, hold on, dally, dawdle, bide one's time, linger, loiter, languish, chill, stay, remain, stick around, await, stay put, stay behind, tarry, kill time, hang around/out, twiddle one's thumbs, mark time, sit tight, watch the clock, pass (the day)

crack, droop, shrivel, break down, perish, die, age, shrink, bury, wane, weaken, sink, vanish, disappear, decay, disintegrate, deteriorate, succumb, fail, relapse, decline, expire, flag, mutate, wither (away), dissolve, degenerate, waste away, grow old, disfigure, rot, fade away, go limp, lose color, ossify, calcify, give up the ghost, pass away/on, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, meet one's maker, lay down one's life, bite the big one, croak, atrophy, cremate

fly, slog through, trudge, catch, progress, forge ahead, press on/forward, proceed, tear through, hasten, advance (knowledge/plans), drag along, lead to, move forward/toward, make progress, push on/forward, make headway, pass (time), march forward, catch up, catch up on, perpetuate

carry, follow, advance, gain momentum, carry on/out, progress, reach, evolve, further, proceed, move forward, approach, move forward/toward, perpetuate, tick, continue, journey, barrel through

flounder, falter, replace, mimic, stumble, pursue, fade, waver, shadow, succumb, fail, fall short, underperform, taper off, piggyback, tail, lag behind, take over from, follow behind, trail after/behind, drag (behind), come after

replace, order, chase, run, follow, trail, supercede, move on, hand over, transpire, take over, succeed, progress, displace, inherit, come to, extend, tail, sequence, take over from, march, string together, result from, arrive at (a conclusion), move along/forward, come after/next, next, tag after, supplant, pass along

droop, snuggle, roll over, sink into, cuddle, tuck, leap into bed, scoot onto (the bed), roll onto one's side, sidle up to one's partner, set (an alarm), wind down (before bed), wind (an alarm), head to bed, turn in for the night, hop onto (a bed), slither (into bed), drag oneself off to bed, turn in, yawn, tire, fall asleep, drop off to sleep, drift off to sleep, collapse (onto the bed), rub (one's eyes), close one's eyes, nod off, leave behind (the concerns of the day), nestle (into bed), kiss someone goodnight, say goodnight, undress, drop (onto the bed), slide (into bed), slip (under the covers), fall (into bed), flop (onto a bed), hit the sack, hit the hay, catch some zs, pull up (the covers), turn down (sheets/covers), get ready for bed, put on (pajamas), trundle off (to bed), call it a day, curl up (for the night), climb into bed

snooze, nap, roll over, have a nightmare, drop into (rem sleep), shake oneself awake (from a nightmare), rem, deepen, dream, wake up, snore, sleep, fall asleep, wake, lie down, drowse, fall into (a deep slumber), sleep in, catch up on one's sleep, catch some z's, doze, catnap

wrench, jolt, rise, stir, snuggle, startle, roll over, stretch, cuddle, awaken, put on (slippers/a robe), pull the covers (over one's head), ring, rouse, wake up, rub (one's eyes), wake, get up (in the morning), jerk awake, get dressed

punch, press, tap, clock in, gauge, synchronize, click, pace, keep track of (time), track (time), watch (the time), calculate, gain, lose, time, clock, set (a timer), reset, count (minutes/hours), keep time

slide, tap, wind, tinker, plug in, repair, fix, click, listen, buckle, slip on (a watch), set (a stopwatch), adjust, count down, pawn, time, watch the clock, clock, reset, check the time, set (a clock), re-wind

clang, strike, ding, swing, beep, chime, run, circle, revolve, pass, move, go off, tick, tock, gain (time), lose (seconds)