snatch, burrow, scratch, rustle, fly, dig, wiggle, wriggle, perch, wade, hop, shake off, flit, slice through (air), swarm, flock, dive, leap, land, cavort, dance, strut, claw, jump, skip, mount, float, totter, skitter, ruffle, flutter (wings), scurry, scrabble, waddle, waggle, alight, rocket, soar, glide, gather, migrate, dart, splash, plunge, nosedive, swoop, gunnel
chip, clang, drum, screech, roll, grate, flick, stir, spray, clack, swarm, peck, coo, pip, cluck, crow, woo, trill, beep, hoot, honk, caw, cry, howl, hiss, hum, buzz, flap, beat (wings), bat, tweet, drone, cheep, click, chirp, chirr, chipper, chirrup, chitter, scold, sing, peep, quack, cronk, crunk, squawk, squeak, mock, chime, chant, scream, whirl, phrase, laugh, beg, chirk, chirm, shriek, grackle, chuckle, rattle, warble, cackle, whistle, gobble, mimic, tinkle, mewl, twitter, flutter, jabber, echo, chortle, descend, chewink, question, call, answer, chatter, imitate, gobble (turkeys), stridulate, quaver, squee
bore, raise, fumble, nestle, snap, feed, siphon, bite, alight, peck, roost, rest on, molt, hatch, push out, nest, rear, suck, preen, snap up, cock (head), settle on, snuggle, nuzzle, balance, cocoon, engorge itself, pollinate (flowers), insulate (a nest), regurgitate, incubate, metamorphose (insects) infest, invade, feather (feather a nest), hibernate, gyrate, winter, mate, pair, overrun, estivate, fledge, splash, bill, cannibalize
tussle, nip, graze, ram, lash, chew, chomp, roll, scratch, stink, feed, spray, bite, hop, strut, waddle, peck, molt, hatch, nest, suck, mate, lap up, eat, bear, plod, shed (antlers/winter coat), break free, troop, calve, hump, nibble, chew (cud), forage, ruminate, masticate, wallow, bed down, roam, stomp, charge, caper, amble, trammel, agitate, congregate, crop, lay (eggs), frolic, play, breed, fledge, birth, nurse, stand up, learn, reproduce, suckle, ail, perish, die
tug, scrape, chomp, fumble, wiggle, wriggle, feed, snake, bite, hop, dive, leap, float, glide, molt, estivate, lay (eggs), dunk, throng, hide, swim, catch, flail, slink, spawn, slough off, turn color, slice through (water), morph (into), metamorphose, surface, spatter, splatter, swallow, crawl, slither, dart, pounce, school
burrow, stash, cocoon, hibernate, hide, retreat, cover, bury, take cover, hole up, conceal oneself, withdraw, sleep, rest, shelter, conserve (energy), spelunk, cache, lie dormant, nestle (into a cave), lie torpid, overwinter, slow down (metabolism), dig (in), stow away, lower (heart rate), lose (weight)
nip, graze, bust, crunch, chomp, gnaw, jolt, roll, drag, buck, twitch, strut, rear, nuzzle, bear, plod, nibble, stomp, frolic, canter, gallop, lunge, trot, frisk, bolt, balk (at a jump), clop, sire, blaze, lope, shy, start, froth, prance, pace, nose, race, flick (tail), nudge, munch, lurch, stamp, shake (head), swing (tail/head), rear up, swish (tail), toss (head), slice through, startle, thunder, unseat, prick up (its ears), crib
bump, bounce, tighten, straddle, harness, break, jump, mount, preen, hitch, tether, water, post, canter, sink into (the saddle), groom, curry, train, show, pick (hooves), rein, cinch (a saddle), girth up, yoke, strap up, ride, gallop, parade, saddle, saddle up, bridle, dismount, tack (up), lunge, caracole, cinch, cowboy, geld
wrestle, shed, feed, migrate, molt, suck, hibernate, mate, hump, birth, nurse, stand up, reproduce, suckle, ail, die, crawl, walk, wean, dominate, mark out (territory), attract (a mate), submit, injure (prey), prey, hunt, conceive, challenge (a rival), protect (position of dominance), defend (territory), give birth, push out (a calf), procreate, care for, rear (young), raise (young), mature, nourish, nurture (their young), abound, proliferate, multiply, fall ill, sicken, age
shave, clip, trim, prize, smooth, pat, hold, play with, feed, brush, fix, pen in, tether, trot out, neuter, water, groom, train, show, care for, declaw (cats), crop ears, dock (tails), cage, pet, curb, teach (tricks), reward, exercise, immunize, vaccinate, empty (litter box), operate (on), personify, fawn over, walk (the dog), wash, bathe, soothe, name, pick up/out, out, house, spay, castrate, adopt, pamper, tickle, unleash, dote on, fret over, indulge, let out
slap, chomp, chuck, scratch, nestle, shred, stink, smell, bite, strut, claw, lap up, frolic, play, chase, pant, whimper, bark, tickle, spit out, wag, slurp, shed (hair), retract (claws), snooze, nap, heed, jump up, snarl, give off (a smell), secrete, gambol, badger, pester, soil, prick up (ears), retract claws (cats), cough up (hairball), drag in, tuck (tail), lower (head), roll over, paw
struggle, slash, wrench, huddle, tense, flare (one's nostrils), smell, skitter, scurry, cock (head), bleed, hide, slink, slither, rear up, startle, run, sense, tear through/around, scan, squeeze into, burrow into/through, prick up, back away/off, panic, bound, skulk, steal, retreat, elude, evade, shy away, clump together, fight back, hear, listen, give in, fend off, camouflage
wrest, tear, clamp, clench, struggle, snatch, mangle, slash, wrench, gnash, snap, flare (one's nostrils), tackle, claw, jump, corral, hide, catch, stampede, fight, growl, steal, retreat, fight one's way, bare (teeth), tear at/off, rend, tear into, hound, snare, kill, set (a trap), sheathe (claws), dog, bear down, prey upon/on, ensnare, roar, attack, display (fangs), advance, menace, threaten, surrender, jag, draw blood, defend (itself)
struggle, snatch, bore, gnaw, hover, dig, snap, tackle, smell, bite, jump, snap up, cock (head), chase, slink, dart, pounce, lope, hunt, run, fight, sense, rout around, paw, follow, bound, skulk, hear, listen, lurk, startle (prey), wind (prey), spring, bait, trap, track, prowl, trail, stake out, pursue, corner, stalk
mangle, slash, eviscerate, skin, pack, drive, load, rustle, shoot, discharge, cock, hang (to dry), hide, catch, steal, retreat, listen, bait, track, trail, stake out, rend, hound, snare, kill, set (a trap), dog, ensnare, attack, advance, ride (horseback), scout, climb (trees), watch, wait, mask (one's scent), poison, reload, aim, let fly (an arrow), conceal, camouflage, ferret, drag (prey), cure (meat), freeze (meat), process (meat), gut, target-shoot, foil, jag
flex, snatch, bore, tunnel, graze, gnaw, scoot, heft, probe, scratch, wipe, rustle, buck, stand, curl, nestle, ball up, dig, wiggle, wriggle, pad, kick, bite, stash, wade, hop, leap, cavort, jump, scurry, scrabble, preen, cock (head), snuggle, nuzzle, hump, forage, amble, birth, throng, swim, slink, dart, groom, frisk, lope, prance, swish (tail), pant, rear (young), run, wag, gambol, stake out (territory), sense, adapt, protect (one's young), fend off (predators/rivals), hoard, scrounge, scavenge, rout around, root, paw, wipe off, tear through/around, kick up, shake out/off, worm one's way, chock, drool, back up/out, tread, scan, step, edge, fill in (a tunnel), nose into, squeeze into, sink into, stretch, burrow into/through, clamber, pass on, scramble, cuddle, coddle (one's young), stumble, scamper, scuttle, skedaddle, bay, follow, rustle (through the brush), spasm, sun (itself), flap (ears)
stock, measure, weigh, log, remove, walk, explore, curtail, increase, mete out, decline, substitute, space out, diet, count (calories), monitor (size of portions), reduce (food intake), track (calories), refrain from (eating processed foods), deprive oneself, keep on hand, resist (urge), join (weight loss club)
flex, boost, strengthen, condition, exercise, stretch, lengthen, ward off, invigorate, meditate, cleanse, buff up, fortify, bolster, toughen, energize, build up (resistance), moderate (one's intake of alcohol), slim down, web-diagnose, rest, rub (acupressure points), practice (meditation/yoga), rest one's eyes, nip something in the bud, give up (smoking/drugs), stop (self-destructive behavior)
sit up, take in, glaze over, endure, tolerate, put up with, improve, wheel, recover, complain, worsen, code, cringe, flinch, wince, wake up, recuperate, pull through, convalesce, roll (on a gurney), lie back, press (nurse's button), submit to (tests), succumb to, fade in and out (of consciousness), go under (anesthesia), bare (parts of one's body for examination), spike (a fever), lose consciousness, burn up, fight (a tube), stroke out, push (in a wheelchair), hobble (on crutches), lose blood, take one's pulse
sever, mangle, slash, graze, crack, crush, wrench, chafe, snap, sear, shatter, turn color, strain, rend, pierce, scar, blind, burn, pop out, impair, cripple, disable, damage, mend, harm, disfigure, hurt, rupture, fracture, blister, bruise, injure, infect, tear (a muscle), sprain, pinch (a nerve), slit open, slice open, twist (an ankle), skin (a knee), split open, wound, knit together, flare up, inflict (pain), break (a bone), herniate, dislocate, concuss
seize, recoil, cramp, contract, scratch, tense, shake, twitch, sweat, perspire, stiffen, quiver, stink, smell, birth, snort, startle, pant, secrete, drool, tremble, dilate, exfoliate, ooze, absorb, blink, bead up, breathe, expire, yawn, extend, inspire, prickle, inhale, gasp, flinch, shiver, shudder, wince, quake, convulse, palpitate, cough, itch, ache, snore, exhale, exude, pulsate, sneeze, jerk (away from), wheeze, gnash (teeth), break out, flare one's nostrils, beat (heart), pass out, faint, hiccup, engorge, scab, release (hormones), tremor, spasm, flutter (heart)
kick in, medicate, sicken, curb, stimulate, temper, inhibit, regulate, expire, enhance, ameliorate, decrease, blunt, diminish, allay, interact, activate, nauseate, constipate, induce, ease, potentiate, dull (senses), deaden (pain), suppress (symptoms), palliate, alleviate, relieve, loosen (bowel movements), thin (blood), constrict (blood vessels), boost (serotonin), stimulate (production of white blood cells), mask (symptoms)
inject, rub, distill, count, organize, medicate, swallow, gulp, daub, water down, regulate, consume, dispense, sort, ingest, inhale, space out, self-medicate, prescribe, pop (pills), mash up, supplement (chemotherapy with vitamins), prick (finger to check insulin level), line up (bottles), choke down (a pill), time (intervals between medication doses)
cramp, chafe, scratch, curl up, twitch, sweat, perspire, flush, bleed, pant, black out, burn, narrow, drain, put up with, sting, flag, huff, prickle, linger, gasp, twinge, vomit, barf, cough, itch, ache, curdle, dry out, get the runs, pulsate, sneeze, wheeze, faint, turn over (stomach), come down with, catch (a cold), run (nose), break out in, buckle (at the knees), swoon
seize, hack, choke, contract, shake, quiver, stink, smell, bleed, flail, tremble, shrink, dilate, riddle, leak, flare, pale, discolor, impair, inflame, hurt, putrefy, convulse, vomit, swell, fester, dehydrate, give off (an odor), bloat, malinger, wheeze, pass out, faint, break out in, erupt in (hives), slough off (skin), sink into (a coma), grow (a tumor), metastasize, distend, pus, rattle (lungs), struggle for air, hemorrhage
grab, clutch, choke, contract, scratch, hurl, bend, curl up, knuckle, wriggle, totter, cry, hiss, snort, grunt, water, pant, whimper, tremble, moisten, crumple, bead up, blanch, reel, toss and turn, gag, purge, bulge, huff, puff, gasp, cringe, flinch, shiver, shudder, wince, twinge, grimace, vomit, barf, throw up, swell, sob, wail, moan, bawl, sniffle, snivel, weep, blubber, writhe, blister, bloat, groan, pass out, break out in, rub one's eyes, stroke (a sore spot), grit (teeth), peel, struggle (for breath), hold (one's head), drain (color), scrunch (one's face in pain), suck in/on
grab, clench, clutch, thrash, screech, twist, heave, grind (one's teeth), kick, cry, howl, scream, beg, bear, squeal, flail, lurch, whimper, strain, whine, sink into, tremble, collapse, curse, gag, swear, dread, cry out, cringe, flinch, wince, twinge, sob, moan, bawl, sniffle, snivel, weep, blubber, furrow (one's brow), suck in (one's breath), contort, pass out, faint, buckle (at the knees), pitch forward (from one's hips), pinch (one's facial muscles), reel (from a blow), squeeze (someone's hand), double over, screw up (one's face)
repair, rally, peter out, subside, restore, improve, progress, recover, bolster, sleep, heal, rest, take it easy, recuperate, shrink (a tumor), sleep something off, pull through, convalesce, swallow (pills), flush out, regain (function), battle (cancer), survive (a risky surgery), fight (cancer), endure (discomfort), bounce back
pull, flex, squeeze, twist, push, straighten (one's spine), contact, pour, resource, ground, sense, track, embody, stimulate, lengthen, flow, observe, notice, detect, perceive, focus, expand, yield, breathe, appreciate, reach, extend, condense, experience, feel, relax, orient, feel into, release (tension), drop down, stay low, re-member, unhinge (one's jaw), drop in
figure out, play, brush (teeth), notice, set the table, wash (dishes), clean (one's room), oversee (younger siblings), carry out (tasks without supervision), individuate, dress (oneself), tie (shoelaces), make (one's own bed), complete (homework), take out (the trash), clear (the table), manage (emotions), practice (musical instrument/sport), cook (simple dishes)
figure out, repeat, cooperate, analyze, jabber, chatter, play, learn, slough off, mature, advance, absorb, examine, investigate, notice, discern, explore, communicate, tattle, invent, withdraw, progress, incorporate, assimilate, behave, grow up, include, bully, leave behind, pronounce, share, brag, carry out (tasks without supervision), individuate, lag behind, drill (multiplication tables), enunciate, sound out (words), spell out (words), learn (subjects in school), develop (relationships), misbehave, prattle, exclude, recite, memorize, outgrow (games)
cast, sharpen, establish, slice through, define, highlight, illumine, illuminate, identify, redefine, take stock of, correct, specify, distinguish, discriminate, pinpoint, reiterate, clear up, tweak (an earlier theory), fine-tune (one's reasoning), hone (one's analysis), spell out (fine points), fill in (details), reorganize (one's priorities), demystify, couch, reach (a conclusion), expand on (particulars), elucidate, shed light on, explicate, make clear
establish, settle on, define, cinch, close, verify, solve, summarize, realize, sum up, resolve, decide, back up, determine, prove, confirm, corroborate, agree on, conclude, validate, ascertain, encapsulate, disprove, find, clear up, draw (a conclusion), arrive at (a conclusion/solution), come to a decision, finalize, recap, recapitulate
settle on, name, define, put into words, pick out, make out, identify, authenticate, dub, locate, designate, recognize, distinguish, isolate, confirm, stack up, narrow (down), diagnose, pinpoint, single out, appoint, commit, make sense of, establish the identity of, fix (an identity), put a name to, verify (a derivation), make clear
jolt, shake, focus, reboot, take stock of, reason, rein in, snap back, home in on, refresh, refocus, clear one's head/mind, blot out (a thought), shake (an idea), block (negative thoughts), take control, nip in the bud, snap out of it, get a grip, bring one's mind back, marshal one's thoughts, pull it together, get it together
team up, cooperate, standardize, reinforce, organize, assist, gather, adjust, brainstorm, collaborate, report, delegate, designate, pool (resources), summarize, co-create, contribute, assign, confirm, corroborate, home in on, pull in, quiz, structure (a study group), hash out, coordinate (a reading schedule), compare and contrast, combine (findings), mark out for
probe, hunker down, plumb, dig in, marinate, soak up, read, explore, pique, hole up, dive into, plunge, immerse, preoccupy, wonder, pore over, buckle down, delve into, steep oneself in, engross oneself, occupy oneself, absorb oneself in, bury oneself in, fixate on/upon, lose oneself in, love (to learn), awaken (curiosity), receive (an assignment)
galvanize, trigger, kindle, arouse, stimulate, ignite, excite, activate, whet (someone's appetite for knowledge), spark (one's interest in learning), rouse (someone's curiosity), quicken (someone's understanding), stir (curiosity), inspire (someone to learn), fuel (someone's interest in a field of study)
plumb, ruminate, question (one's assumptions/beliefs), allow time (for an opinion to form), absorb, reflect, mull over, turn something over in one's mind, deliberate, consider, contemplate, ponder, come around, muse, pore over, revisit, digest, meditate on, cogitate, look over/at, roll over in one's mind, shape (a perspective)
break apart, analyze, gauge, refine, weigh, define, reflect, scrutinize, examine, size up, detect, identify, discern, piece together, assess, redefine, decipher, puzzle out, rethink, calculate, formulate, develop, predict, translate, contextualize, specify, sum up, cite, parse, dissect, conclude, pinpoint, wrestle with, revisit, decode, clarify, crack the code, figure in/out, compare and contrast, sharpen (one's analysis), approach, process (data), interpret (data), evaluate (data)
grasp, inspect, pull out, scan, listen to (a book on tape), absorb, soak up, study, scrutinize, take in, scroll, read, browse, check, peruse, review, comb through, dip into, sift, search, devour, pore over, digest, memorize, skim (the book), leaf through, crack open (a book), dog-ear, speed-read, mark (pages with notes), underline
unearth, probe, dig, appraise, theorize, do a web search, study, scrutinize, examine, investigate, vet, review, research, fact-check, verify, evaluate, calculate, comb through, solve, inquire, troll, map, confer, wade through, base, prove, corroborate, validate, google, pore over, hypothesize, delve into, submit (results for scrutiny), back up (one's premise), confirm (a premise), replicate (an earlier study), resolve (discrepancies), consult (archives), brainstorm (with experts), collect (data), devise (a method to investigate a topic), formulate (a hypothesis), design (a methodology), log (findings), chronicle (results of one's research), note (discrepancies), sort through/out, search for (data), cotton on
dig into, grind, concentrate, cram, highlight, disentangle (fact from assumption), absorb, scrutinize, investigate, notice, focus, review, synthesize, mull over, untangle, solve, incorporate, inquire, cross out, wade through, distinguish, isolate, dissect, glean, pore over, digest, familiarize, quiz, make sense of, unravel, clear up, keep track of, brush up, test (oneself), dog-ear, hone (one's understanding), take in (information), delve, ground (one's understanding), skim (one's notes), type up (notes), underline, scribble (notes), track (details), tear through, progress through (levels of understanding), cotton on
expel, supervise, test, organize, administer ( a school), administrate (a school), schedule, suspend, hire, finance, assign (classrooms), hold (an assembly), staff (a school), standardize (testing), maintain (standards/schools), train (teachers), certify (teachers), introduce (plans/protocols), bring in (consultants), comply with (regulations), tenure (professors), adopt (standards), credential (teachers), ring (bell), counsel (students), evaluate (teachers/students), graduate (students), reprimand (teacher), suspend (a coach), call (meetings), assemble (faculty), detain (misbehaving students)
theorize, scrutinize, review, claim, verify, evaluate, critique, argue, propose, excerpt, put forward, prove, assert, conference, hypothesize, postulate, posit, submit (results for scrutiny), undergo (review), present (a paper), comment on, pose (questions), defend (a dissertation), replicate (results), state, publish (in a scholarly journal), subject to (criticism), peer-review, corroborate (results), authenticate (results), substantiate (claims)
model, transmit, strengthen (skills), build on (strengths), build up (self-confidence), share (skills), advise, demonstrate, mentor, enthuse, inspire, interpret, reiterate, reprimand, tutor, impart, kindle (interest), cultivate (intellectual rigor), supply (expertise), correct (a mentee's language), upbraid, arouse in, transfer (skills), examine (the skill set of a mentee), address (weaknesses), coach (a debate team/a sports team), supervise (a playground), provide (outside help)
drill, hover, distill, test, grade, drone, transmit, define, highlight, mark, examine, illustrate, portray, pass, fail, hold back, advise, demonstrate, address, summarize, enthuse, disseminate, assign, inculcate, flunk, convey, home in on, hold forth, reiterate, instruct, reprimand, lecture, sermonize, explicate, flash (slides on the wall), frame (a concept), field (questions), shape (one's argument), come to the point, tutor, impart, correct (papers), cover (a topic), collect (homework), prepare (a lecture), kindle (interest), arouse (curiosity in one's students), hammer home, transfer (skills/knowledge), cultivate (intellectual rigor), pontificate, supply (expertise), maintain (order), discipline (students), punish (a student), detain (a student), promote (students to the next grade), honor (student), aid, assist (a teacher), prepare (lesson plans), revise (a syllabus), upbraid
conjecture, theorize, size up, open, synthesize, consider, systematize, contextualize, integrate, broaden, philosophize, conceptualize, form (a concept), hypothesize, postulate, posit, hold (multiple viewpoints), widen (one's lens), expand (one's frame of reference), zoom out, take into consideration, draw on/from, elaborate on
shape, infer, size up, piece together, synthesize, deliberate, consider, puzzle out, contextualize, look into, reorient, postulate, process (information), sort out (impressions), orient (one's approach), figure in/out, think over, put together, put forth (a theory), run through/over, reinterpret (facts/events)
bend, cycle, appear, mistake, spiral, fixate, distort, spin, claim, delude, reel, misunderstand, lapse into, minimize, dismiss, believe, run riot, trip, hallucinate, catastrophize, turn against, ignore (facts), slip into (delusional thinking), hide (the truth from oneself), stew (in delusional thoughts), jump (from thought to thought), glom onto, confuse (hallucinations with reality), deceive oneself, be unable to shake (a thought)
falter, hesitate, mistake, misread, misinterpret, muddle about, misconstrue, lose sight of, misunderstand, muddle something up, take for, get something wrong, confound with, lose (one's perspective), get the wrong idea, confuse (similar things), misconceive, miss the boat, mix up (with something else), miscalculate, delude oneself
build, die, earn, demand, fall short, negate, pass muster, matter, refute, deserve, call for, merit (consideration), gain (traction), warrant (attention), plant (seeds/an idea), test (one's assumptions), receive (attention), broaden (one's scope/one's thinking), meet (expectations), conflict (with one's beliefs), challenge (one's assumptions), fail (to), supersede
score, test, crib, advance, graduate, skip (ahead/a year), print, photocopy, plagiarize, report, edit, check out, xerox, rewrite, procrastinate, room with, strive, take (exams), register (for classes), sign up (for classes), turn in (assignments), take (notes), meet (deadlines), skip (class), check (one's work), apply (one's intelligence), defend (a thesis), submit (papers/application), attend (seminars), participate (in discussions), write (papers), pass (a class), fail (a class), review (one's schoolwork), make connections, pull an all-nighter, receive (an assignment)