Fireflies vocabulary

To move your head up and down as a way of saying yes

• Dim

• Thrust

• Aim

• Nod

To shake slightly because you are nervous, excited, or afraid

• Polish

• Tremble

• Dulling

• Grasp

To burn or glow in an unsteady way

• Flicker

• Nod

• Tremble

• Cellar

Not bright or clear

• Thrust

• Dim

• Dulling

• Flicker

The part of the building or house that is completely underground

• Dulling

• Tremble

• Cellar

• Dim

To push something with force

• Thrust

• Nod

• Polish

• Grasp

To point or direct something in a specific direction

• Tremble

• Cellar

• Aim

• Dim

To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it

• Polish

• Aim

• Grasp

• Thrust

To cause something to become less shiny

• Grasp

• Polish

• Flicker

• Dulling

To hold something with your fingers

• Nod

• Grasp

• Tremble

• Polish