Verb: A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word (part of speech) that conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), or a state of being (be, exist, stand). | |
Stong, precise verbs | Weak or overused verbs |
She slammed it down. He slunk (stomped, stormed) into the room. “I can’t stifle the little feeling of excitement in my stomach.” – Miracle Girls, page 106 “A gush of water squirted into his eyes.” Little Joe, p. 41 “[She was] gazing up at him shyly.” Saving Zoe, p. 110 “His mind flashed with white lightning as he rushed to the wall.” Where Angles Fall, p. 160 | She put it down. He walked into the room. I feel excited. A gush of water went into his eyes. “She was looking up at him shyly.” “His mind did strange things as he moved to the wall. |
created April 22, 2011 by Ms. Dorsey -- published originally here April 23, 2011
