Descriptive verbs

Verbs Meaning Example

Grinding rub They grind the grain into flour
/ˈɡraɪn.dɪ against a
ŋ/ hard
surface
(in order
to make
a
powder)
Teeming contain the teeming metropolis
/ˈtiː.mɪŋ/ large
numbers
of a living
creature
Hauled pull They hauled the boat out of the water.
/hɑːl/ somethin
g heavy
propped physicall He was sitting upright in
up /prɑːp/ y support his hospital bed, propped up by pillows.
crouched bend She saw him coming and crouched (down) behind
down down a bush.
/kraʊtʃ/ with
knees
bent
Peeled pull off, Peel, core, and chop the apples.
/piːl/ like a
skin
shrugged treat You're a father and you
off /ʃrʌɡ/ somethin can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your chil
g dren
worrying
as if it is
not
important
Fret /fret/ worry She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd
said to Nicky.
Summone call We were summoned to the headmaster's office.
d someone
/ˈsʌm.ən/ to be
present