Verbs that start with S

Verbs that start with S

Verbs are things you do. Action words!
Photo of a man strumming a guitar.
Daniel Nugent / CC BY-SA

Sis forStrum

Strumming is a way of playing a stringed musical instrument, particularly a guitar. You strum a guitar by moving your fingers or a pick across the strings. You usually strum a guitar in a kind of rhythm.
List of action and motion words, Musical words, Verbs
Photo of a cigarette being stubbed out
Morgan / CC BY-SA

Sis forStub (cigarette)

You stub something out if you press and twist it onto a surface to stop it burning. You stub out a cigarette or cigar.
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Photo of leaves stuck to a car tire
Orin Zebest / CC BY-SA

Sis forStuck

Something is stuck to something else if it attached somehow. You can make things stick together by using glue. The picture is of some leaves stuck to a car tire.
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Photo of a little girl sucking through a straw
Mats Eriksson / CC BY-SA

Sis forSuck

Suction is a way of moving liquids by pulling them into an area of lower pressure. When you suck through a straw you make the inside of your mouth a low pressure zone. Water pumps move water around by the same principle.
List of action and motion words, Verbs, Science
Photo of a concrete support
Shaun Dunmall / CC BY-SA

Sis forSupport

You support something by holding it up, bearing its weight. If you are supporting a person, you are helping them. The building in the picture is being supported by the mushroom-shaped structures underneath it.
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Photo of someone surfing
Colm Walsh / CC BY-SA

Sis forSurf

Surfing is a sport where people ride a breaking wave near the beach, standing on a surfboard. It is more difficult than it looks to surf without falling off. People sometimes surf lying down on a board, in a small boat or without a board at all.
List of action and motion words, Verbs
Generated image of a child in a fort surrendering
Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Sis forSurrender

You surrender when you stop fighting back, and give in to your enemy or opponent. It may also mean you surrender something you own. For example, "she knew she was going to lose, so she surrendered", or "he surrendered his place on the sofa to his cat". The opposite of surrender is resist.
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Photo of a seagull surrounded by geese
jenjazzygeek / CC BY-SA

Sis forSurround

Surround means to border on all sides, or enclose. If you're sitting in your room, you are surrounded by four walls, a floor, and a ceiling. The seagull in the picture is surrounded by geese.
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Photo of a bird swallowing a fish
Stephen Heron / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwallow (verb)

You swallow something when you put it in your mouth and use the muscles in your throat to pull it down into your stomach. The bird in the picture is swallowing a fish. You might also be interested in the bird by the same name.
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Photo of a woman with a flyswatter
Clemens v. Vogelsang / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwat

To swat is to hit something or someone with a quick motion.
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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