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)
even out, stabilize, weigh, complement, proportion, match, nix, retract, nullify, void, invalidate, annul, withdraw, correct, offset, compensate, add, reverse, negate, wipe out/clean, cancel (out), counter, level (the playing field), equate, equal, balance (out), counterbalance, tip the balance, maintain (value), make up for, detract, temper with, outweigh, exact, neutralize, counterweigh, go against, counteract, remedy, make good, even out/up, counterpoise, countervail
sever, hollow out, trisect, shave off, snip, clip, trim, break off, crush, scrunch, pinch, contract, split, carve, whittle, chisel, remove, quarter, shrink, puncture, thin, hack off, reduce, narrow, divide, lag, purge, consume, deflate, tear down/apart, shear off, slice off, decrease, shorten, dwarf, prune, condense, diminish, stunt, subdivide, miniaturize, chip away at, knock off, halve, chip off, empty (contents), lighten (weight of load), bisect, wear away/down
degrade, libel, slander, invalidate, censor, damage, doubt, dispute, discount, devalue, depreciate, deflate, call into question, diminish, smear, pronounce, discredit, blame, belittle, denigrate, poke holes in, reduce to, question (the validity of), disprove, refute, explode (a myth), damage (a reputation), cast in a negative light, cast doubt on, reproach, pin blame on, investigate (the value), depict (in a negative light), deride, tear apart, inveigh against
knock, brush aside, slough off, overlook, ignore, disregard, ditch, gloss over, abandon, condescend, devalue, deflate, disparage, diminish, trivialize, dismiss, discredit, put down, shrug off, belittle, denigrate, badmouth, poke holes in, sell short, downplay, treat lightly, detract from, skip over, dis, reduce to, pass over, pooh-pooh, forget, pay no heed to, make light of, sneeze at, take no notice of, discount (as unworthy of consideration), miss the point
pick up, rise, pad, rear, bulk up, dilate, enlarge, lengthen, puff up, wax, infuse, widen, amplify, expand, magnify, ramp up, increase, develop, thrive, scale up, gain, regain, inflate, compound, rack up, augment, add to, extend, supplement, enhance, enrich, heighten, fluff up, flare forth/up, billow, beef up, round out, thicken, balloon, rightsize
count, appraise, multiply, double, price, value, divide, evaluate, calculate, add, sum up, number, tally, compute, enumerate, total, amount to, subtract, halve, figure (in), triple, quadruple, cut in two, work out/up, do the numbers, round up/out/down, recount, quantify, arrive at (an amount/figure)
signal, count, establish, show, personify, manifest, imply, suggest, stand for, embody, connote, epitomize, mark, reflect, represent, implicate, demonstrate, designate, signify, reference, characterize, determine, typify, prove, associate with, encapsulate, hint at, allude to, refer to, point to, mean, indicate, symbolize, exhibit, testify to, serve to/as, lead one to (believe), harken back to, denote, exemplify, express, intimate, herald, spell
repeat, replace, replicate, forge, mimic, imitate, reproduce, simulate, impersonate, duplicate, blur, caricature, contrast, photocopy, record, photograph, falsify, feign, fake, counterfeit, copy, plagiarize, xerox, simplify, ape, cc, bcc, forward, mimeograph
parallel, mirror, fit, replicate, standardize, compare, mimic, echo, imitate, follow, seem, look like, resemble, duplicate, match, juxtapose, associate, overlap, synthesize, copy, benchmark, piggyback, link, relate to, equate, point to, stack up, harmonize, equal, measure up to, bear resemblance, remind one of, match up, smack of, correspond to, correlate, liken, conform to, border on, approximate, homologize, homogenize, evoke (an image/a déjà vu)
appraise, grade, establish, settle on, profile, define, pin, price, value, review, redefine, report, rank, judge, rate, resolve, characterize, distinguish, declare, determine, prove, confirm, deem (inadequate), clinch, decide on, agree on, arrive at (a decision/value), revise (earlier estimates), resolve (contradictions), clear up (inconsistencies), conclude, testify, view in a new light, give it a (mark)
applaud, authenticate, back, verify, accept, substantiate, approve, support, favor, appreciate, praise, endorse, confirm, corroborate, nod (approval), deem (acceptable), agree with, think well of, rubberstamp, give the green light to, give the thumbs-up to, ratify, sanction, validate, give the ok to, give the go-ahead to
concentrate, inspect, follow, absorb, see, peer, study, survey, witness, scrutinize, examine, monitor, observe, fix one's gaze, view, size up, regard, notice, detect, perceive, decipher, check out, recognize, look at/into, sharpen one's focus, suspend judgment, dissect, present (a point of view), make a point/an observation
analyze, break down, reformulate, compare, detect, discern, vet, authenticate, research, assess, verify, decipher, dispute, bank on, distinguish, root (one's knowledge in vast reading), base, deem, pick apart, find fault (with a premise), sort out (fact from fiction), gauge (authenticity), prove, confirm, validate (a theory), corroborate, identify (source/date), take stock, discriminate between, look over, detect (holes in the argument)
finger, select, favor, pick, appreciate, go for, tend to, like, prefer, veer toward, gravitate toward, swing toward, lean to/toward, predispose, trend, be disposed to, be inclined to, opt for, have a tendency, have a propensity, find agreeable/enjoyable, fancy, be attracted to, be drawn to, choose, cotton to
pull, force, snatch, drag, chain, restrain, overpower, bait, ensnare, threaten, muffle, lure, gag, smuggle, kidnap, drug, tie down, keep track of, coax, lock (up), abduct, dope, roofie, cover (someone's mouth), lead away, hold gun (to head), entice (someone into a van), chloroform, knock (unconscious), jump tail