Verbs that start with S

Verbs that start with S

Verbs are things you do. Action words!
Photo of a woman shrugging
Matt Baume / CC BY-SA

Sis forShrug

A shrug is an action where you raise your shoulders up. Shrugging is a way of saying "I don't know".
Motion, Verbs
Photo of a closed window
Elliott Brown / CC BY-SA

Sis forShut

Shut is another word for closed. The window in the picture is shut.
Verbs, States
Sifting flour.
Chris Waits / CC BY-SA

Sis forSift

Sifting is a cooking technique that makes an ingredient smooth by putting it through a sieve. Flour is sifted to remove any lumps before baking or cooking.
Food prep, Verbs
Photo of a lady sipping wine
Steve & Jemma Copley / CC BY-SA

Sis forSip

You sip a drink when you drink only a very small amount at a time. When you sip your drink, you tend to drink it very slowly.
Verbs
Photo of someone sitting on a chair.
Zach Klein / CC BY-SA

Sis forSit

You sit down when you put most of your weight on your bottom, on a surface like a chair or sofa. Sitting down is usually more comfortable than standing up.
Motion, Verbs
Photo of a skater
Rene Mensen / CC BY-SA

Sis forSkate

A skate might be another word for a ice skate or roller skate. It might also describe the action of gliding over a surface wearing some kind of skates. Someone who skates is a skater.
Verbs
Photo of a car skidding
Parepinvr4 / CC BY-SA

Sis forSkid

You skid when you slide along the ground, with no rotation. Cars can skid along the road when there is ice on the road or they go too fast and lose control.
Motion, Verbs
Photo of a little girl smacking her father
Mark Skipper / CC BY-SA

Sis forSlap

You slap someone when you hit them with the back or front of your open hand.
Motion, Verbs
Photo of someone slicing pepperoni
Andrew Malone / CC BY-SA

Sis forSlice

You slice something up by cutting flat pieces off if with a knife. When you are taking many slices off something, you try and make them all the same thickness.
Food prep, Verbs
Photo of a water slide
Pavel Rybin / CC BY-SA

Sis forSlide

You slide along a slippery surface by moving across it without ever breaking contact with that surface. The people in the picture are sliding down a waterslide.
Verbs

And also ...

Sag, Saws, Scan, Schedule, Scoff, Screed, Scrunch, Seduce, Seem, Seep, Seethe, Select, Serve, Sever, Shiver, Shred, Shuffle, Singe, Skim, Slash, Slaughter, Slither, Slur, Smother, Snatch, Snip, Socialize, Spank, Spew, Spoil, Spread, Sprinkle, Spurn, Stomp, Strut, Stun, Summon, Swaddle, Swap, Swathe, Swerve, Swish, Swoop

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