RHMS Vivid Verbs Vocabulary

to throw away or get rid of something thought of as useless or unwanted

• discard

• gaze

• pursue

to look at in a close, searching manner

• thunder

• peer

• loathe

to drop or almost drop something clumsily; to feel around blindly; to handle or deal with something awkwardly

• mingle

• fumble

• hesitate

to move or go somewhere very fast, often with a loud noise

• alter

• lumber

• zoom

to look forward to; to expect something to happen soon

• anticipate

• conceal

• wail

to ask; to seek information

• zoom

• nibble

• inquire

move around without a direction or a destination; roam; stray

• startle

• wander

• collide

to care for with love and respect

• cherish

• forbid

• inquire

to look at for a long time; stare

• shriek

• demolish

• gaze

to move heavily, clumsily, and often, noisily

• lumber

• peer

• wander