Guess the verb

Front

The corners of the mouth turned up.

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smiling

Front

The action of competing in a race.

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racing

Front

The action of wanting something to happen or be the case.

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hoping

Front

The action of cooking food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.

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baking

Front

The action of making a polite, formal, or friendly request to someone to go somewhere or to do something.

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inviting

Front

The action of causing someone to become bewildered or perplexed.

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confusing

Front

The action of perceiving or experiencing the flavor of something.

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tasting

Front

The action of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

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competing

Front

The action of moving by jumping on one foot.

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hopping

Front

The past tense of 'are' used with plural subjects and 'you'.

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were