Favourite word associated with quicksand?
- DJlurker
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
'sucked down', I believe.
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
"go out of sight" or "lose your life to". four each but that is what I associate
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
Sucked, sucking. As in "I'm being sucked in!" or "It's sucking me down!"
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One of my favorites is "STAY BACK!"
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"STUCK"! But that's one of my favorite words in the entire English language
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
How about, "Hurry - I'm going down!"
Tarzan to Jill Hardy: Girl be still. Not sink!!"
From "Valley Of Mystery" : Don't struggle and do not thrash around; that just makes things worse!
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From "Valley Of Mystery" : Don't struggle and do not thrash around; that just makes things worse!
Also: check me out at:
http://mudmaiden.deviantart.com/gallery/
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
"Struggle" or "Struggling"...
Keep stiil! Don't struggle!
Keep stiil! Don't struggle!
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Fred588 wrote:If I stick with the same verb I would go with "sinking" because it implies an ongoing process and movement.
I share the same sentiment. It turns up in many related searches.
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
Also like "settling in"
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Re: Favourite word associated with quicksand?
Would anyone hear think that the phrase "grasping at straws" would apply here?
Tarzan to Jill Hardy: Girl be still. Not sink!!"
From "Valley Of Mystery" : Don't struggle and do not thrash around; that just makes things worse!
Also: check me out at:
http://mudmaiden.deviantart.com/gallery/
From "Valley Of Mystery" : Don't struggle and do not thrash around; that just makes things worse!
Also: check me out at:
http://mudmaiden.deviantart.com/gallery/
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