Brachiate (Verb)
Meaning
Swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The agile monkeys love to brachiate through the trees with ease, their powerful arms swinging effortlessly.
- As she climbed through the indoor obstacle course, she couldn't help but feel like a primate as she learned to brachiate from rope to rope.
- The lemurs began to brachiate across the branches, leaping from limb to limb with their long tails flowing behind.
- Her physical educator encouraged her to practice brachiating to improve her upper body strength.
- Watching the primates brachiate through their arboreal playground is always the highlight of a trip to the local zoo.