All 7 Uses
nimble
in
Airborn, by Oppel
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- I had to admit, that ornithopter was a nimble thing, and seeing this one maneuver so smartly did impress me.†
Chpt 2.nimble = quick and agile
- Tall gleaming black boots stepped nimbly down the rungs.
Chpt 6. *nimbly = moving quickly with coordination and balance
- Nimbly she pounced into the clearing, landing several yards back from the fish.†
Chpt 15.nimbly = quickly and easily
- I stepped nimbly onto the ends of the dowel, my feet curling around the rope and wood.†
Chpt 17.
- She nimbly leaped out, rushed to the dumbwaiter, and slid open the door.†
Chpt 19.
- It leaped nimbly to the other side of the corridor then back again, coming at me and Kate and Crumlin, shrieking.†
Chpt 20.
- Crumlin roared and threw up his arms to pound the creature off, but the cloud cat nimbly retreated into the wiring overhead, escaping the bludgeoning force of Crumlin's fists.†
Chpt 20.
Definitions:
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(1)
(nimble) quick and agile -- typically physically, but can also reference quick, agile thinking
(someone who is agile does things easily) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)