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Verbs that start with G

Verbs are things you do. Action words!

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Gis forGather

You gather things when you bring several of them to the same place. A gathering of friends is a group of friends getting together. The person in the picture has gathered a handful of berries.

Gis forGild

Gilding is the process of coating something else with a thin layer of gold. Once you have gilded something it is gilt.
Gild is not the same as a guild.

Gis forGive

Give means to hand something to someone. It can also mean to offer help, money, or time to others.

If people want something off you they might say "give me that".

Gis forGlisten

Something glistens if it is softly shiny, particularly if it is wet. The cranberries in the picture are glistening.

Gis forGlow

Something is glowing when it gives off a soft light. The toy in the picture is glowing.

Gis forGnash

Gnashing is clenching or grinding your teeth together, usually in anger or frustration.

Gis forGo

You go when you move or do something, usually when you move away from something. For example, "go away", or "I am going to the shops".

The opposite of go is stop.

The past tense of go is went.

Gis forGrant

Grant is a Scottish name for boys. Grant means "great."

The man in the picture is actor Grant Bowler.

Gis forGraze

An animal is grazing when it is eating grass and other plants that grow close to the ground, which is different to browsing.
A graze is also an injury where you scrape off some layers of skin, usually by falling over onto a rough surface like asphalt.

Gis forGrieve

You grieve when you feel very sad for losing someone or something that you loved.
Another word for grieve is mourn.

Gis forGrind

You grind something by breaking parts of it off with friction. Metal or wood can be ground down by running a very rough surface over it, such as a grinding disc or sandpaper. Grinding will gradually change the shape of the thing being ground as the outer layer is removed.
You grind herbs and spices in a mortar and pestle by crushing them against the inside of the bowl.

Gis forGrow

Growing is the process of something getting bigger, naturally. Plants and animals start off small and grow as they get older. Animals stop growing when they become an adult while most plants keep growing.
Other things that can grow are crystals and stalactites.

Gis forGuard

You guard something when you keep it safe from harm. A person who guards something is called a guard. Other things can be guards, for example you often see guard dogs outside businesses at night time. High places like lookouts generally have guard rails around them to stop people falling off.