French body action verbs

bodily actions/acts of mind/emotion verbs

éructer

to burp

hoqueter

to hiccup

narrer

to narrate

songer

to consider, think of

museler

to muzzle, silence, gag

lorgner

to eye, have your eye on, ogle

marmonner

to mumble, murmur, mutter

respirer

to breathe

s’empiffrer

to stuff your face

secreuser la tête

to wrack your brain

étouffer

to suffocate, deaden, muffle, stifle

se calfeutrer

to shut yourself away, make yourself cosy

émoustiller

to excite, thrill,

assouvir

to satisfy, satiate, quench,

se pâmer

to faint, swoon

beugler

moo[cow], bawl, bellow, blare,

s’anesthésier

to null, dumb

avaler

to swallow, take, eat

chuinter

to whistle

grignoter

to nibble, snack

siroter

to sip

haleter

to pant [breathe hard]

siffloter

to whistle

sauter

to jump, leap, skip, miss,

grogner

to grunt, grumble

ricaner

to snigger, snicker, jeer

baigner

to bathe

croquer

to crunch, munch

hurler

to howl, yowl, wail, yell

gémir

to moan, whine,

soupir/soupirer

to sigh

/to yearn for

plisser le nez/les yeux

to wrinkle your nose

to squint

saisir

grab, grasp

pincer

to pinch

se parer = s’habiller

to don, to attire yourself in,

saluer

to greet, acknowledge, welcome

se racler la gorge

to clear your throat

rejouir

to delight, rejoice, please

somnoler

to nap, doze