lunging
Darting forward aggressively
Lunging is the present participle of lunge—a sudden forward thrust or movement.
Someone lunging reaches or pushes abruptly toward something: The dog kept lunging at the fence.
In fencing, lunging is the basic attacking motion.
In fitness, lunging refers to performing lunges—exercises where one leg steps forward into a deep bend while the other extends back.
Forceful forward motion
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- riposteSwift clever reply
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- boutLimited stretch of something
foil · épée · sabre · piste · touché · bladework · disengage · attack
Added part or duration
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- reachExtend to touch
- stretchPull to extend
- leapSudden springing movement
contemporary · jazz · choreography · expression · line · movement · dynamics · modern
Crouching on bent legs
- stretchPull to extend
- splitSeparation into parts
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- gluteButtock muscle, shortened
hamstring · repetition · warmup · fitness · workout · strength · conditioning · core
One who conditions others
- canterModerate equine gait
- trotPace between walk, canter
- circleCurved closed shape
- arenaVenue for contests
whip · groundwork · horsemanship · gait · transition · obedience · liberty · halter
leap
Sudden springing movement
grab · reach · dart · rush · surge · sudden · forward · extend · stretch · grasp
thrust
Forceful forward motion
bout · foil · épée · sabre · piste · touché · bladework · disengage · attack · advance
extension
Added part or duration
leap · contemporary · jazz · choreography · expression · line · movement · dynamics · modern
squat
Crouching on bent legs
glute · hamstring · repetition · warmup · fitness · workout · strength · conditioning · core · training
trainer
One who conditions others
arena · whip · groundwork · horsemanship · gait · transition · obedience · liberty · halter · schooling
- pursuit tacticschasing, pursuing, hot pursuit, giving chase, following
- exercisespush-ups, pull-ups, squats, cable row, squatting
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
lungingretreating
Moving back from advance
withdrawing · recoiling · pulling back · backing away · receding
lungingstanding still
Absence of motion
staying put · hesitating · pausing · freezing · bracing