Verbs For The Senses

Sight

Admire, browse, check out, examine, eye, eyeball, focus, gander, gawk, gaze, glance, glare, glimpse, google, inspect, leer, look, observe, ogle, peer, see, stare, view, watch

Allure, attract, beckon, beguile, bewitch, charm, coax, enchant, entice, flaunt, flourish, invite, lure, seduce, summon, tantalize, tempt

Amaze, astonish, astound, bewilder, impress, marvel, shock, stun, startle, surprise

Bat, blink, flutter, wink

Bawl, cry, glaze, sob, tear, water, weep

Behold, eyeball, feast, focus, gander, gape, gawk, gawp, gaze, glare, google, look over, marvel, notice, ogle, stare, survey, take in, watch

Browse, glance, peruse, read, scan, skim, surf

Canvass, consult, inspect, investigate, research, scrutinize, survey

Close, shut

Dance, dart

Dangle, droop, flap, hang, sag, suspend, sway, swing

Detect, discover, distinguish, find, identify, notice, observe, perceive, recognize, reveal, see, sense, spot

Examine, explore, hunt, inspect, investigate, observe, probe, scout, search, seek, spot, trace, track

Flicker, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, reflect, scintillate, sheen, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle

Frown, glare, gloom, glower, scowl, stare, sulk

Gaze, glance, glimpse

Glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

observe, peek, peep, pry, snoop, spy, tail, trail, watch

Roll

Squint

Smell

Breathe, detect, inhale, inspire, sense, smell, sniff, snivel, snuff, snuffle, whiff

sniffle, snort

Sound

Bellow, cry, groan, growl, grunt, holler, howl, moan, mutter, roar, scream, shout, shriek, shrill, squeal, vocalize, wail, whimper, whine, yell, yelp

Buzz, croon, moan, mumble, murmur, purr, sing, strum, throb, trill, vibrate, warble, whistle

Hear, listen

Eavesdrop, listen in, monitor, overhear, pry, spy

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Taste

Abrade, bite, chew, chomp, eat, gnash, gnaw, graze, munch, nibble, nip, snap, snip

, attack, besiege, , ravage

Bathe, clean, coat, cover, dampen, daub, douse, drench, drivel, droll, drown, douse, flood, flow, glaze, gloss, immerse, moisten, paint, rinse, salivate, saturate, slather, slick, slurp, slobber, smear, soak, steep, swab, wash

Bellow, cry, groan, growl, grunt, holler, howl, moan, mutter, roar, scream, shout, shriek, shrill, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yell, yelp

Blow, consume, cram, deep throat, devour, down, engorge, engulf, feast, feed, gobble, gorge, gulp, guzzle, hoover, immerse, ingest, inhale, nurse, polish, scarf, scoff, shove, slurp, stuff, suck, suckle, swallow, wolf, work

Breathe, gasp, exhale, expire, inhale, sigh, sniff, pant, respire

Brush, caress, glance, gloss, graze, lap, lick, rub, skim, stroke, sweep

Consume, down, drink, drain, gargle, gulp, gurgle, guzzle, slosh, slurp, suck, swallow, swill

Canoodle, caress, french, kiss, neck, osculate, peck, pucker, smack, smooch

, cough, gag, gulp, gurgle

Chug, down, drink, guzzle, gulp, swig

Circle, revolve, roll, spin, spiral, swish, swirl, swoosh, tongue, twirl, whirl, whisk

Circumscribe, encircle, enclose, encircle, encompass, envelop, surround, wrap

Curse, cuss, damn, swear

Drink, eat, gulp, guzzle, ingest, swallow

Dribble, drip, drivel, drool, drizzle, drip, flow, foam, froth, leak, ooze, salivate, slaver, seep, slobber, trickle

Dunk, submerge

Flatter, flirt proposition, seduce, tease, toy

Flicker, flit, flutter, quiver, slither, swoosh, waggle, wiggle, wriggle

Gurgle, slosh

Ingest, inhale

Roll, swirl, swish, twirl, whirl, whisk, whoosh, whorl

Savor, taste

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Touch

Accelerate, barrel, bustle, dash, expedite, fleet, flit, hasten, hurry, hustle, quicken, race, rocket, rush, scurry, speed

Accost, assail, , attack, bang, bash, batter, besiege, bone, bore, borrow, breach, burrow, bury, cram, delve, drill, drive, dunk, embed, enter, explore, fill, finger, fist, , fuck, hammer, heave, hump, impale, insert, jam, lunge, , nail, pack, penetrate, pierce, plow, plunge, plug, poke, prob, prod, pound, pummel, pump, push, ram, ravage, ream, screw, shove, sink, slam, slid, slip, smash, snake, stuff, submerge, thrust, tongue, violate

Ache, pound, pulsate, throb

Adore, appreciate, cherish, enamor, fascinate, fawn over, idolize, love, worship

Applaud, cheer, clap, pat

Arise

Arrest, capture, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, cop, encircle, enclose, enfold, fasten, frisk, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, grope, handle, juggle, , palm, restrain, seal, seize, secure, snatch, snag, wrangle

Arouse, awaken, bestir, enliven, entice, excite, fire up, foment, heat up, ignite, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, rouse, spark, simmer, smolder, stimulate, thrill, turn on, waken

Assist

Baby, brush, breeze, brush, burnish, caress, coast, coddle, cosset, course, cradle, cruise, cup, dance, dandle, dart, dash, drift, explore, feel, fleet, float, flow, flutter, fly, fondle, frisk, glance, glide, graze, groom, hover, jet, pet, play, polish, race, roam, rub, rush, sail, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, skate, skim, skirt, slide, slither, smooth, soar, stray, stream, stroke, sweep, swoop, tickle, touch, trace, travel, waft, wander

Balloon, billow, bloat, broaden, bulk, bulge, engorge, enlarge, expand, extend, fatten, firm, harden, grow, increase, inflate, lengthen, mushroom, plump, proliferate, protrude, rise, solidify, stiffen, swell, thicken

Barrage, blanket, blast, blind, blitz, bolt, bombard, burst, bury, chunk, cream, coat, cover, deposit, detonate, discharge, dump, ejaculate, eject, erupt, expel, explode, extrude, fire, flare, fling, flood, glaze, gloss, gush, hail, heave, hurdle, launch, paint, plaster, rain, rush, shoot, shower, spew, spit, spray, spurt, squirt, stream, throw, unload, unloose, volley

Befoul, corrupt, debase, defile, deflower, , desecrate, , ravish, sully, taint, tarnish, violate

Bind, chain, clamp, enchain, fasten, handcuff, secure, shackle, strap, tie

Bake, blaze, burn, cook, flare, roast, scorch, smolder

Brandish, flourish, handle, wield

Box, clout, chop, cuff, elbow, hook, jab, punch, sock, strike, uppercut

Carouse, frisk, fool around, frolic, revel, play, rollick, romp

Catch, capture, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, embrace, encircle, enclose, enclose, encompass, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, palm, seize

, crush, grope, mash, manhandle, , paw, quash, scrunch, seize, squeeze, squish, strangle, throttle, wrangle, wrestle, wring

Chuck, chunk, fire, heave, lob, lunge, pitch, pour, propel, run, sling, toss

Circumscribe, encircle, enclose, encircle, encompass, envelop, surround, wrap

Climax, come ,convulse, crescendo, flail, orgasm, peak, quiver, shiver, shudder, squirm, spasm, thrash, tremble, wiggle, wriggle, writhe

Coddle, cuddle, embrace, groom, hug, nestle, snuggle

Covet, crave, desire, fancy, hanker, hunger, long for, lust, pine, smitten, thirst, want, yearn

Cringe, flinch, quiver, tremble, wince

Dabble, fiddle, fidget, fumble, potter, puddle, putter, tinker, toy, trifle, twiddle

Deplete, drain, empty, exhaust, purge

Drive, embed, , forward

Droop, flap, hang, sag, sling, suspend, sway, swing

Emancipate, extricate, free, let loose, liberate, loose, release, relieve, rescue, set free, spring, unleash

Enlarge, expand, fatten, fill, grow, harden, increase, inflate, plump, rise, solidify, surge, swell, thicken

Fill, flood, overflow, overwhelm, swamp

Flick, tap, thump

Goose, pinch, pluck, tease, tweak, twist

Grind, gyrate

Handle, hold, knead, massage, rub, stroke

Jerk, pull, snatch, tug, yank

Pat

Slap, smack, spank, strike, thwack, whack, whip