"about" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

about adverbio

verbo + about
Kolokacji: 247
worry about • complain about • wander about • mill about • scattered about • spin about • move about • read about • learn about • ...
(6) spin, whirl, swirl, twirl
Kolokacji: 4
(14) excite, know, fantasize, bang
Kolokacji: 4
(16) brag, boast, blow, gloat
Kolokacji: 4
(17) feel, grope, rummage, scrabble
Kolokacji: 4
(19) bandy, fight
Kolokacji: 2
(20) smile, grin
Kolokacji: 2
(21) poke, sniff, nose
Kolokacji: 3
(23) knock, rap, buffet
Kolokacji: 3
(26) whip, round
Kolokacji: 2
1. whip about = bat około whip about
  • Whipping about, The Shadow looked up to the third floor.
  • He whipped about and searched the shadows at the far end of the balcony.
  • Then he whipped about and said, "I wonder if we aren't giving up too easily, my friends."
  • If the draws worked loose before he got to them, they could easily whip about and cut him in half.
  • Those engines with long chains sometimes tended to whip about and cause problems.
  • Then he whipped about and disappeared back into the pass.
  • He jumped, whipped about, and stared at her with wide, startled eyes.
  • As the Hawk whipped about, he saw the cloaked form full upon him.
  • He wore a long coat that whipped about in the cold wind.
  • Jorcott whipped about from the window, saw that the package was gone.
2. round about = blisko, tuż, w okolicy round about
(27) inquire, bruit, snoop, enquire
Kolokacji: 4
(28) quibble, hedge
Kolokacji: 2

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