{"id":18893,"date":"2021-03-28T20:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T01:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=18893"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:22:02","slug":"20-powerful-verbs-to-supercharge-your-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/20-powerful-verbs-to-supercharge-your-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"20 powerful verbs to supercharge your vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1juOI0mNvtQ?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/vocabulary-builder-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vocabulary Builder Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Learn strong verbs in English<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s replace weak verbs with stronger verbs! Each powerful verb in this list will improve your English vocabulary and fluency.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common problems I hear among students who are already at an intermediate level of English and who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/how-to-speak-fluent-english-top-10-tips\/\">become more fluent<\/a> \u2013 is that they really want to have a rich vocabulary. You don&#8217;t just want to use the same basic words over and over; you want to use interesting and powerful words.<\/p>\n<p>So today I&#8217;ll teach you 20 interesting verbs that will supercharge your vocabulary. And that&#8217;s actually a good example \u2013 I could say \u201cimprove your vocabulary\u201d or \u201cexpand your vocabulary\u201d but those are weaker verbs than the word \u201c<strong>supercharge.<\/strong>\u201d This strong verb is so much more descriptive, it creates a mental picture of getting a huge boost in vocabulary power.<\/p>\n<p>If you like this lesson, then you&#8217;ll probably love Level 2 of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/vocabulary-builder-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vocabulary Builder Course<\/strong><\/a>, which will teach you more than 1000 words that will really enrich your vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in verbs, make sure to check out our lessons on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/stative-verbs-action-verbs-and-verbs-that-are-both\/\">action verbs vs. stative verbs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-verb-tenses\/\">verb tenses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/tips-for-learning-irregular-verbs-in-english\/\">irregular verbs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/100-most-common-english-verbs\/\">100 common verbs in English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>OK, let&#8217;s get started \u2013 for each powerful verb I&#8217;ll tell you what it means and give you a few examples.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong verbs + Examples<\/h3>\n<h4>blab<\/h4>\n<p>To blab has a couple meanings \u2013 it can mean simply to <strong>talk carelessly and without thinking<\/strong>, or it can mean to <strong>reveal something secret<\/strong> by talking carelessly.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re separating from your husband or wife and you want to keep the details private, you\u2019d be annoyed if your soon-to-be-ex-husband or wife <strong>blabbed<\/strong> about the situation on social media. They were talking carelessly and revealing secret or private information.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe there\u2019s a company developing a new technology, and one of its employees <strong>blabs<\/strong> to the media \u2013 they revealed some secrets by talking without using caution.<\/p>\n<h4>clutch<\/h4>\n<p>To clutch means to <strong>hold something very tightly.<\/strong> Let\u2019s say I hate roller coasters, well then if I go on one I would <strong>clutch<\/strong> the bar, I\u2019d hold it very tightly, because I\u2019m scared.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/legoland-937106_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/legoland-937106_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/legoland-937106_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>cower<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking of fear, the word cower means to<strong> shrink back and hesitate because of fear.<\/strong> This can be a physical action, like if a little child sees a big dog, he might <strong>cower<\/strong> by moving his body away and making it smaller; it\u2019s body language that expresses fear.<\/p>\n<p>Or it can mean something more like <strong>letting fear control you and failing to take action<\/strong> because you\u2019re afraid. Maybe you\u2019re working for a cause, trying to get a law changed in your country, but there\u2019s a lot of opposition and resistance and obstacles. You could say \u201cwe won\u2019t <strong>cower<\/strong> in the face of adversity,\u201d meaning that even though people are against you, you refuse to let fear control you and stop your action.<\/p>\n<h4>crave<\/h4>\n<p>To crave means to <strong>have an intense desire for something.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We often use this for food \u2013 on a hot day, I might <strong>crave<\/strong> some ice cream; I really want it. But it can be used for strongly desiring other things, too. Maybe you <strong>crave<\/strong> your boss\u2019s approval, or your kids <strong>crave<\/strong> your attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ice-cream-cone-1274894_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ice-cream-cone-1274894_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ice-cream-cone-1274894_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>devour<\/h4>\n<p>Devour means to <strong>eat something quickly and greedily<\/strong> with a lot of desire. So if I was craving ice cream, and then I get some ice cream, I\u2019d probably <strong>devour<\/strong> it.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also sometimes see this verb used for consuming or reading a book very quickly \u2013 I <strong>devoured<\/strong> the novel means I read it very quickly because it was SO good.<\/p>\n<h4>embrace<\/h4>\n<p>Embrace is another word for hug, so the physical action of putting your arms around someone. But it can also be used to mean <strong>fully accepting and welcoming<\/strong> an idea, a cause, a philosophy, and so on.<\/p>\n<h4>eradicate<\/h4>\n<p>To eradicate means to <strong>completely eliminate something<\/strong>, destroy it or get rid of it completely.<\/p>\n<p>If your home is infested with insects, you\u2019d want to call an exterminator to <strong>eradicate<\/strong> the insects. Some diseases that were very common in the past have been <strong>eradicated<\/strong> by vaccines. I hope someday we can <strong>eradicate<\/strong> poverty in the world, so nobody will be poor any more.<\/p>\n<h4>fling<\/h4>\n<p>If you fling something it means you <strong>throw it, often with a free and kind of uncontrolled motion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You might <strong>fling<\/strong> some dirty clothes into the laundry basket, or <strong>fling<\/strong> some coins into a fountain. Maybe your young children are fighting and one of them <strong>flings<\/strong> a toy at his brother; he throws it freely and forcefully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fish-3062034_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fish-3062034_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fish-3062034_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>gaze<\/h4>\n<p>Gaze means to l<strong>ook in a steady and thoughtful way, often with wonder and admiration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People often gaze at a beautiful landscape, or gaze at the stars in the sky. Or you might gaze at your boyfriend or girlfriend, admiring how great they look.<\/p>\n<h4>gravitate<\/h4>\n<p>To gravitate means to <strong>move toward someone or something,<\/strong> or be attracted to that thing, like it\u2019s pulling you with some kind of power.<\/p>\n<p>If you love science, you might <strong>gravitate<\/strong> toward science fiction movies \u2013 you tend to watch them instead of other types of movies. People would <strong>gravitate<\/strong> toward a leader who is very charming; they move toward him and go along with him.<\/p>\n<h4>groan<\/h4>\n<p>To groan is to <strong>make a sound of pain or annoyance,<\/strong> like uuunnhh.<\/p>\n<p>An old man might <strong>groan<\/strong> when getting up out of a chair, because his joints ache, so he groans with discomfort. Your teenage daughter might <strong>groan<\/strong> when you tell her to get off her phone and clean her room; in this case she\u2019s expressing annoyance because she doesn\u2019t like your request.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eye-roll-2514034_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eye-roll-2514034_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eye-roll-2514034_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>mimic<\/h4>\n<p>To mimic means to<strong> imitate in appearance or behavior<\/strong>. Some animals or insects <strong>mimic<\/strong> things in nature, like a chameleon changes color to mimic its surroundings. If you\u2019re learning a martial art, you would try to <strong>mimic<\/strong> your teacher\u2019s movements, to imitate or copy them.<\/p>\n<h4>pinpoint<\/h4>\n<p>To pinpoint means to <strong>identify<\/strong>, usually not identifying a person but rather a problem or a reason or another piece of information. Let\u2019s say you\u2019re having back pain, your doctor would try to pinpoint exactly which nerve in your back is causing the pain.<\/p>\n<h4>revitalize<\/h4>\n<p>Revitalize means to <strong>bring in new life and new energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the economy isn\u2019t growing, the government might take action to try to <strong>revitalize<\/strong> it. Or maybe you have a city that is kind of boring, but then a new cultural center <strong>revitalizes<\/strong> the city center \u2013 it adds new energy and movement and life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/city-3577655_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/city-3577655_640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/city-3577655_640-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>screech<\/h4>\n<p>A screech is <strong>a high-pitched sound that\u2019s usually not pleasant to hear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It can be made by a person \u2013 like a baby might <strong>screech<\/strong> if you take away its toy. Or it can be made by a thing, like if a car or train needs to stop very suddenly in an emergency, it might <strong>screech<\/strong> as the wheels rub against the road or track.<\/p>\n<h4>scrutinize<\/h4>\n<p>To scrutinize means to <strong>examine or inspect something very carefully,<\/strong> often looking for any mistakes or flaws. The workers at an important newspaper would <strong>scrutinize<\/strong> articles before publishing them, to make sure there are no typos, grammar mistakes, or errors in facts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magnifying-4340698_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magnifying-4340698_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magnifying-4340698_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>slam<\/h4>\n<p>Slam refers to a <strong>violent action with impact,<\/strong> like closing a door very forcefully or maybe <strong>slamming<\/strong> a book on a table if you\u2019re angry. In sports like hockey and American football, the players often <strong>slam<\/strong> into each other.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a slang meaning \u2013 to slam something means to <strong>criticize it very harshly<\/strong>. Let\u2019s say there\u2019s a comedian who likes to tell racist jokes; people might <strong>slam<\/strong> that comedian \u2013 say extremely strong negative things to him and about him \u2013 because they hate those jokes.<\/p>\n<h4>soar<\/h4>\n<p>Soar means to <strong>fly high in the air<\/strong>; we might talk about a bird like an eagle soaring in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>It can also mean to <strong>increase or improve suddenly<\/strong> \u2013 like how sales of face masks <strong>soared<\/strong> during coronavirus; there was a huge and sudden increase. Saying that your heart or spirit is <strong>soaring<\/strong> means that you\u2019re feeling super great, almost like you\u2019re flying.<\/p>\n<h4>treasure<\/h4>\n<p>You might know the word treasure as a noun, but it can also be a verb meaning to <strong>keep something precious and value it very highly. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It might not be something valuable in terms of money, but it\u2019s very valuable and special to you. Like you might <strong>treasure<\/strong> a blanket that your grandmother made for you. Many parents say they <strong>treasure<\/strong> the time spent with their kids. It\u2019s precious and dear to you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mom-1363918_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mom-1363918_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mom-1363918_640-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>yank<\/h4>\n<p>The verb yank means to <strong>pull something with a sudden and strong motion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your car door is stuck, you might <strong>yank<\/strong> it to try to get it open. If your child is wandering too close to a campfire, you might <strong>yank<\/strong> them back, pull them quickly to get them away from the danger.<\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/100-english-synonyms-to-expand-your-vocabulary\/\">100 synonyms to expand your vocabulary<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>You&#8217;ve learned 20 stronger verbs!<\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">There you go \u2013 now you know 20 powerful verbs that you can use instead of the same old weak verbs. Make sure to practice these strong verbs by writing your own example sentences in English.<\/p>\n<p>Practicing is so, so important because it helps you really remember English vocabulary better. That&#8217;s why every lesson inside my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/vocabulary-builder-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vocabulary Builder Course<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0includes a quiz and some short-answer questions to help you use these new English words yourself. Come join the courses if you&#8217;d like to level up your vocabulary even more.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for today \u2013 please let me know if you enjoyed this lesson on power verbs! 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