🇬🇧 Lunge meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A lunge is a sudden, strong step or jump forward, usually with your body stretching out toward something. You often make a lunge when you quickly try to grab, catch, or reach something in front of you.

I did a dramatic lunge to catch my falling sandwich, then remembered it had already touched the floor twice today.

Our coach showed us a perfect lunge, and then I showed him what a perfectly confused wobble looks like.

In gym class I tried a powerful lunge and discovered my balance was on vacation without telling me.

Dad did a dramatic lunge for the remote, as if changing the channel were a life-or-death mission.

I tried to pet the cat, but it did a ninja lunge under the bed so fast I only petted the air.

A kitten slips from a porch toward a busy road. A lunge from a cyclist, a lunge from a dog, a lunge from a woman, a lunge from a boy, a final lunge by an older man catches the kitten in his arms. Everyone freezes, then laughs and cries; the kitten purrs, safe.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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