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Descriptive Verbs
Cards in this deck (31)
- 1DESCRIPTIVE VERBS (turn over to see the progression of verbs)cards 2-6- Walking
cards 7-11- Running
cards 12-16- Sitting
cards 17-21- Speaking
cards 22-26- Laughter/Joking - 2to Saunterlaid back
relaxed
walk in a slow or relaxed manner - 3stumbleuneven terrain
injury
clumsy character - 4stridepurposeful
confident - 5creepfearful
cautious - 6hurrydescribes the general manner of movement
fast - 7boltrun+connotation of fear
typically used for animals (ex. horses) - 8tear down/tear alongviolence
destructive movement
also used to mean to demolish - 9dashnimble
smooth
precise - 10hurtlerunning towards a goal
impending impact - 11flymetaphorical
fast
smooth - 12slouchused to convey laziness, bad posture, and a defeated quality
- 13slump overawkward resting position
character has no control
character may be asleep or dead - 14plonk downonomatopoeia
adds variety to writing
Ex. "He plonked himself down on the couch, swigging back beer with his eyes closed as if wishing the world away." - 15perchhumorous effect
like a bird
sense of urgency
graceful - 16settlecharacter intends to stay where they are.
- 17to towerimposing/awe-inspiring/terrifying height
- 18posesuggests self-awareness
performance
rehearsed - 19risetall immovable objects given sense of movement
movement a character's eyes would make in looking at the said object - 20protrudesticking out
- 21jutstand out
break an otherwise even surface - 22prattleused to say that the character talks a lot of nonsense
- 23preachwords from professions like priesthood
used metaphorically when a character is being holier than thou - 24whispercreate volume and mood
quiet - 25drawlgreat for characterization
means "to speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds." - 26stammer/stutterspeech impediments
convey faltering speech
usually in a tense/anxious situation - 27guffawraucous, uninhibited laughter
- 28gigglesuppressed/youthful laughter
- 29chuckleaffection
easy-going
good option for characterization - 30be hystericalintense mirth/amusement
- 31snickerundertone of mockery
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