1000 Action Verbs Words List and Example Sentences
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1000 Action Verbs List
Action verbs are verbs that are used to describe a specific job or activity. In the sentence, there is a subject who performs the task and an object who is influenced by the request. These verbs are also referred to as transitive verbs because they take an object as their subject.
Specifically, action verbs respond to the questions of “what” and “who”. As a result, by asking these questions to verbs, it is possible to identify if they are action verbs or not such as delete, tell, clean, write, take, lift, and drink.
The following are some examples of sentences with action verbs:
I watched as my mother threw the stone she was holding into the water.
In this sentence, the word throw is used as an action verb. The action of throwing has taken place on an object. Alternatively, the question “what” can be answered.
To tell the truth, I finally broke down and said it to him
The thieves stole a large sum of money from my home
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that this is the correct answer.
My father painted the walls of the house.
He watched the championship game again.
1. collar
2. analyze
3. fan
4. whack
5. shoot
6. maul
7. generate
8. led
9. expose
10. scruff
11. repulse
12. file
13. define
14. sculpt
15. prove
16. gather
17. direct
18. scrawl
19. initiate
20. reorganize
21. prepare
22. imitate
23. cure
24. manage
25. maim
26. structure
27. hitch
28. spur
29. meet
30. bow
31. collide
32. hurtle
33. advocate
34. mock
35. remove
36. pummel
37. derive
38. systematize
39. obtain
40. listen
41. appropriate
42. abscond
43. bathe
44. log
45. link
46. advance
47. campaign
48. mimic
49. rock
50. hang
51. lurch
52. sprint
53. rebuild
54. pirate
55. lose
56. kick
57. slug
58. bushwhack
59. patrol
60. turn off
61. dash
62. emerge
63. distinguish
64. restore
65. stimulate
66. divert
67. slay
68. resign
69. vacate
70. save
71. flog
72. spike
73. rape
74. master
75. assemble
76. hasten
77. install
78. learn
79. itemize
80. collaborate
81. brighten
82. convert
83. gain
84. edge
85. observe
86. rob
87. tug
88. drug
89. contract
90. submit
91. synthesize
92. snitch
93. check
94. order
95. sustain
96. sense
97. educate
98. step
99. race
100. effectually
101. efficiently
102. watch tv
103. preen
104. snatch
105. create
106. consistently
107. review
108. rate
109. talk
110. crouch
111. kidnap
112. forge
113. reel
114. muster
115. enable
116. close
117. centralize
118. sharpen
119. unite
120. seize
121. search
122. persuade
123. prioritize
124. triple
125. renovate
126. hover
127. pray
128. relent
129. crawl
130. elude
131. scoot
132. kneel
133. artfully
134. erupt
135. perfect
136. evaluate
137. tackle
138. harass
139. engineer
140. correlate
141. recommend
142. interview
143. dodge
144. confer
145. yield
146. skirt
147. block
148. try
149. decidedly
150. arbitrate
151. endure
152. skip
153. accrue
154. meddle
155. answer
156. provoke
157. swear
158. work
159. foster
160. delete
161. submerge
162. shift
163. influence
164. administer
165. parachute
166. scamper
167. grind
168. eject
169. roll
170. plow
171. hijack
172. participate
173. spray
174. shield
175. hobble
176. tickle
177. trip
178. get
179. beat
180. reconcile
181. ride
182. inject
183. trounce
184. fondle
185. segment
186. expertly
187. drain
188. scuttle
189. lead
190. capably
191. achieve
192. sock
193. run
194. grip
195. gouge
196. relieve
197. institute
198. help
199. dominate
200. dunk
201. rejoin
202. sip
203. integrate
204. expand
205. stiffen
206. nab
207. set up
208. avoid
209. predict
210. wrought
211. detail
212. tumble
213. ravage
214. snare
215. flag
216. flout
217. vault
218. purge
219. blow
220. pounce
221. recline
222. audit
223. attack
224. rattle
225. command
226. dart
227. encourage
228. score
229. scoop
230. ground
231. keel
232. hold
233. indict
234. update
235. control
236. perceive
237. subdue
238. yell
239. monitor
240. pilot
241. extract
242. grope
243. brace
244. chart
245. favorably
246. growl
247. secure
248. scan
249. watch
250. leap
251. double
252. stun
253. type
254. escalate
255. flay
256. effect
257. ease
258. finish
259. sidestep
260. lessen
261. outline
262. needle
263. realize
264. faultlessly
265. arrest
266. consult
267. author
268. award
269. hypothesize
270. actively
271. tear
272. kill
273. classify
274. competently
275. fund
276. scatter
277. stand
278. discard
279. track
280. alert
281. budget
282. train
283. conveniently
284. reduce
285. limp
286. turn on
287. climb
288. move
289. leave
290. quicken
291. explore
292. circumvent
293. risk
294. ski
295. sit down
296. keynote
297. estimate
298. accuse
299. propose
300. avidly
301. fling
302. narrow
303. snub
304. boost
305. produce
306. simplify
307. bury
308. grow
309. coach
310. lunge
311. tighten
312. invade
313. hire
314. bolster
315. purchase
316. whistle
317. quit
318. wrench
319. give
320. strategize
321. pack
322. tease
323. slacken
324. abandon
325. book
326. inform
327. knit
328. vanquish
329. verify
330. abolish
331. isolate
332. scrub
333. understand
334. page
335. change
336. halve
337. screen
338. nurture
339. slash
340. demonstrate
341. forecast
342. probe
343. guide
344. transform
345. pioneer
346. compose
347. induce
348. drink
349. survey
350. graduate
351. illustrate
352. commandeer
353. publish
354. thread
355. cram
356. bill
357. slide
358. shovel
359. adapt
360. prompt
361. sit
362. address
363. signal
364. parry
365. whip
366. relentlessly
367. promote
368. retain
369. supervise
370. clap
371. smack
372. party
373. operate
374. acquire
375. march
376. wiggle
377. snoop
378. jimmy
379. support
380. gossip
381. shape
382. bar
383. bang
384. supply
385. rise
386. retreat
387. invest
388. wreck
389. rip
390. manipulate
391. inventory
392. split
393. satisfy
394. decide
395. pocket
396. accelerate
397. flick
398. scare
399. launch
400. service
401. verbalize
402. spurn
403. distribute
404. mutilate
405. interpret
406. license
407. shave
408. elevate
409. fade
410. sum
411. raid
412. dramatize
413. clutch
414. penetrate
415. effortlessly
416. aid
417. gnaw
418. preside
419. swap
420. allocate
421. dive
422. target
423. turn
424. dispatch
425. drag
426. quiz
427. soil
428. shout
429. identify
430. sort
431. communicate
432. startle
433. snuff
434. gesture
435. manufacture
436. smuggle
437. photograph
438. undertake
439. tout
440. gainfully
441. prescribe
442. decorate
443. deliver
444. think
445. trim
446. grab
447. picket
448. tilt
449. plan
450. flit
451. shake
452. dictate
453. report
454. exit
455. raise
456. twist
457. receive
458. splice
459. develop
460. placate
461. retrieve
462. parade
463. bank
464. accomplish
465. process
466. sail
467. perform
468. dream
469. flaunt
470. paralyze
471. deck
472. represent
473. spell
474. easily
475. swim
476. decrease
477. wander
478. pull
479. uncover
480. overcome
481. pin
482. strike
483. unravel
484. lick
485. fix
486. read
487. swipe
488. increase
489. compute
490. unify
491. exert
492. hide
493. rush
494. translate
495. level
496. ransack
497. haul
498. streamline
499. look
500. rally
501. fast
502. formalize
503. fumble
504. publicize
505. lash
506. mourn
507. earn
508. select
509. rub
510. focus
511. greet
512. minimize
513. drip
514. pore
515. shiver
516. flash
517. establish
518. furnish
519. shell
520. win
521. halt
522. blast
523. stomp
524. count
525. make
526. research
527. pump
528. undress
529. balance
530. terrorize
531. reconnoiter
532. conceive
533. capitalize
534. surrender
535. shove
536. pause
537. panic
538. ably
539. wave
540. conserve
541. peep
542. refer
543. sing
544. evacuate
545. zip
546. hoist
547. strangle
548. shut
549. mentor
550. originate
551. swing
552. sleep
553. laugh
554. judge
555. regulate
556. swagger
557. soak
558. functionally
559. push
560. serve
561. hail
562. take
563. oversee
564. jingle
565. instigate
566. test
567. discover
568. detect
569. describe
570. salute
571. renew
572. injure
573. shock
574. finger
575. assign
576. cut
577. respond
578. assist
579. scavenge
580. maintain
581. insert
582. snore
583. paddle
584. mangle
585. flee
586. flush
587. act
588. compile
589. swallow
590. taunt
591. shanghai
592. hack
593. facilitate
594. sold
595. dance
596. formulate
597. revise
598. flip
599. draw
600. sew
601. motivate
602. profitable
603. strengthen
604. eliminate
605. reveal
606. project
607. duel
608. jam
609. conduct
610. descend
611. program
612. print
613. touch
614. find
615. comply
616. wield
617. hit
618. chair
619. multiply
620. kiss
621. experience
622. gyrate
623. calm
624. charge
625. equip
626. grasp
627. expedite
628. plunge
629. ward
630. validate
631. buy
632. calculate
633. authoritatively
634. prod
635. fight
636. stand up
637. edit
638. fall
639. elect
640. anticipate
641. scout
642. pinch
643. repel
644. fake
645. shorten
646. succeed
647. innovate
648. customize
649. clip
650. adjust
651. record
652. ensure
653. stub
654. paint
655. squeak
656. officiate
657. flinch
658. wait
659. automate
660. jab
661. locate
662. dope
663. nominate
664. champion
665. flounder
666. recoup
667. occupy
668. mediate
669. display
670. handle
671. drill
672. switch
673. recruit
674. stop
675. form
676. drop
677. stumble
678. fill
679. execute
680. douse
681. vanish
682. place
683. tip
684. offer
685. steer
686. draft
687. collate
688. eat
689. instruct
690. configure
691. usefully
692. mobilize
693. thin
694. mumble
695. enter
696. negotiate
697. inch
698. set
699. call
700. choke
701. ascertain
702. dress
703. clarify
704. cancel
705. seal
706. start
707. investigate
708. tie
709. abuse
710. pass
711. spear
712. weed
713. flatten
714. individualize
715. lean
716. counsel
717. extricate
718. zap
719. hammer
720. transfer
721. berate
722. proofread
723. struck
724. diagnose
725. authorize
726. molest
727. explode
728. enjoin
729. pander
730. play
731. aggressively
732. resist
733. aim
734. improvise
735. weigh
736. head
737. mend
738. stress
739. thrash
740. snarl
741. spark
742. smell
743. unfold
744. experiment
745. polish
746. attain
747. scream
748. study
749. examine
750. design
751. scuffle
752. dissect
753. collect
754. crash
755. brief
756. hurl
757. ensnare
758. tutor
759. spot
760. position
761. chase
762. found
763. spin
764. cripple
765. sap
766. sway
767. wash
768. exhale
769. field
770. park
771. violate
772. stifle
773. snicker
774. extend
775. inflict
776. hug
777. reinforce
778. expel
779. sigh
780. write
781. inspect
782. walk
783. poke
784. pry
785. guard
786. mold
787. uniformly
788. decisively
789. skid
790. appropriately
791. nag
792. suck
793. steal
794. yelp
795. jeer
796. adeptly
797. collapse
798. utilize
799. introduce
800. withdraw
801. delegate
802. market
803. screw
804. tuck
805. nail
806. index
807. wade
808. mingle
809. deliberate
810. authenticate
811. avert
812. relate
813. cook
814. arrange
815. splatter
816. devise
817. gallop
818. telephone
819. ignore
820. inspire
821. flap
822. question
823. feed
824. show
825. circumscribe
826. explain
827. solve
828. swerve
829. lecture
830. justify
831. teach
832. falter
833. staff
834. nip
835. tread
836. buck
837. govern
838. spy
839. advise
840. complete
841. summon
842. jump
843. assure
844. wedge
845. scour
846. attract
847. open
848. float
849. force
850. present
851. evade
852. paw
853. yank
854. advantageously
855. qualify
856. resolve
857. grunt
858. transcribe
859. massage
860. certify
861. grapple
862. plod
863. tabulate
864. model
865. redeem
866. scold
867. snap
868. nick
869. apprehend
870. propel
871. vent
872. implement
873. kibitz
874. threaten
875. stamp
876. undo
877. creep
878. extirpate
879. tap
880. trap
881. widen
882. pitch
883. trot
884. escape
885. condense
886. augment
887. drape
888. conclusively
889. smear
890. stock
891. dig
892. combine
893. toss
894. throw away
895. slap
896. sell
897. feel
898. blend
899. enact
900. assess
901. stuff
902. consolidate
903. pile
904. relax
905. assault
906. untangle
907. strap
908. finance
909. strip
910. fend
911. scrape
912. fly
913. do
914. snuggle
915. ditch
916. saw
917. mark
918. repair
919. size
920. wrestle
921. deduct
922. fornicate
923. ambitiously
924. synergize
925. add
926. hesitate
927. catch
928. employ
929. deal
930. suspend
931. built
932. pose
933. summarize
934. taste
935. lower
936. value
937. invent
938. bite
939. shear
940. spring
941. share
942. whirl
943. retaliate
944. abduct
945. cry
946. fear
947. interchange
948. dry
949. bump
950. read,
951. provide
952. stick
953. left
954. spread
955. challenge
956. clash
957. effectively
958. usher
959. fashion
960. pat
961. unwind
962. jar
963. peel
964. evict
965. broke
966. seduce
967. pursue
968. slam
969. affirm
970. elope
971. regain
972. primp
973. sever
974. knife
975. exhibit
976. murder
977. scale
978. construct
979. critique
980. organize
981. stagger
982. procure
983. drown
984. rave
985. improve
986. channel
987. activate
988. protect
989. throw
990. render
991. ram
992. intensify
993. cultivate
994. beneficially
995. debate
996. land
997. skim
998. shun
999. determine
1000. sniff
