Sunday, January 24, 2010

Vivid Verbs

As requested by Jianle.

Say
declare, taunt, chant, harangue, sigh, plead, demand, complain, whisper, mutter, allege, stammer, jeer, assert, bellow, groan, bawl, snap.

Eat
bolt, browse, devour, gnaw, gobble, gormandize, graze, guzzle, munch, nibble, peck, ruminate, slurp, wolf, lap up, quaff, sip, swig, swill, tipple.

See
contemplated, scanned, peek, staring, scrutinised, glance, peeping, leered, peered, glared, gazing, gawked, glimpse, survey, gaped, glowering, goggling, ogle, squinting.

Move
darted, flitted, toddled, sashayed, lumber, swaggered, capered, pranced, stalked, slink, hobbled, plodded, staggered, shambled, tottered, barge, strode, scampered, sneaked, minced.

Fall
dipped, slipped, dropped, ducked, dived, swooped, slid, plunged, tumble, plummet, slithered, cascaded, nose-dived.

Throw
launch, cast, heave, pitch, toss, chuck, hurl, fling, catapult, pelt, stone, shower, lob, bowl.

Break
crumbled, fractured, shattered, demolished, burst, ruptured, snapped, sheared, splintered, split, smashed, exploded, disintegrated, pulverized.

Good luck for the test tomorrow.
Do homework hor.

bernard.

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