Vivid Verb Challenge!

[Cia]

Vague versus Vivid

There are a lot of different types of verbs, and, when writing, the verb you choose can be crucial. Authors know this, of course, but it's not always easy to remember to pick the best one. For fun, I want people to pick a single vivid verb. The next person in the topic will then create a single sentence for that vivid verb and share their own for the next person. Let's be creative! 

[Valkyrie]

Careen 

[Parker Owens]

10 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Careen 

 

Phil and I careened down the hill in the wagon, free of every care, except for the rapidly approaching trees. 

 

Waggle

 

 

[Valkyrie]

2 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

 

Phil and I careened down the hill in the wagon, free of every care, except for the rapidly approaching trees. 

 

Waggle

 

 

Andy waggled his arm while he talked, oblivious to the glob of egg salad Parker wiped off his chin.  

 

waffle 

[FormerMember4]

Stop the waffling and make a decision Jared.

Bubble

Edited November 12, 2017 by BlindAmbition

[Wesley8890]

The pot bubbles even more after I add the severed arms

 

Sputter

[Valkyrie]

1 minute ago, Wesley8890 said:

The pot bubbles even more after I add the severed arms

 

Sputter

"But...uh...shit!"  Jake sputtered when he realized the contents of the soup he just ate.  

 

hurl

[FormerMember4]

We were all hurling at the sight of the severed penis.

Blow

[Daddydavek]

Blowing up balloons for the grandchild's birthday had me breathless.  

 

mesmerize

[Valkyrie]

2 minutes ago, Daddydavek said:

Blowing up balloons for the grandchild's birthday had me breathless.  

 

mesmerize

The flickering flames mesmerized Adam as he lay next to Jordan in front of their new fireplace.  

 

obfuscate  

[Daddydavek]

The truth is often obfuscated by special interests.

 

imagine

[Wesley8890]

Just now, Daddydavek said:

The truth is often obfuscated by special interests.

 

imagine

I'm having a hard time trying to imagine someone looking at me facetiously

 

Quiver

[Daddydavek]

The young lad quivered with excitement as his family entered the Magic Kingdom.

 

manipulate

[Wesley8890]

I have never manipulated a story where I came out on top

 

Despise

[Daddydavek]

The young lover despised the crime, but forgave his nemesis.  

 

shout

[FormerMember4]

I just kept shouting at his sorry ass.

Climb

Edited November 12, 2017 by BlindAmbition

[Parker Owens]

It was nothing to climb onto my soapbox; quite another to climb down. 

 

Shunt

[Valkyrie]

53 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

It was nothing to climb onto my soapbox; quite another to climb down. 

 

Shunt

Their train had to be shunted onto a sideline after losing power.  

 

abscond  

[Wesley8890]

I absconded from the hotel room before the other guy awoke

 

Murmur

[Valkyrie]

Thankfully, his heart murmur was not life-threatening.  

 

jettison 

[Paqman]

Dave jettisoned his dismembered ex overboard.

Squirm

[Wesley8890]

The squirming of worms makes me squirm myself.

 

Holler 

[FormerMember4]

I kept hollering down the well that Evan fell into.

Shiver

[Valkyrie]

A shiver went down my spine as I read all the sentences featuring dismemberment.  

 

shimmy 

[Wesley8890]

I shimmied over to the other side of the room trying to avoid his pus.

 

Gaffaw