Picture Description Action Verbs (DET Practice)

Water Actions (DET Practice)

• splash

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is splashing.

• spray

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is spraying.

• sprinkle

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is sprinkleing.

• pour

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is pouring.

• drip

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is driping.

• spill

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is spilling.

• splash onto

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is splash ontoing.

• soak

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is soaking.

• wet

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is weting.

• rinse

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is rinseing.

• wipe

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is wipeing.

• scrub

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is scrubing.

Walking Through Water

• step into

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is step intoing.

• step over

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is step overing.

• step on

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is step oning.

• walk through

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is walk throughing.

• wade through

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is wade throughing.

• splash through

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is splash throughing.

• tiptoe

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is tiptoeing.

• stumble

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is stumbleing.

• slip

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is sliping.

• lose one's balance

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is lose one's balanceing.

Vehicle Actions

• accelerate

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is accelerateing.

• brake

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is brakeing.

• reverse

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is reverseing.

• overtake

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is overtakeing.

• park

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is parking.

• crash into

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is crash intoing.

• collide with

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is collide withing.

• skid

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is skiding.

• honk

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is honking.

• splash

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is splashing.

Wind Actions

• blow

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is blowing.

• sway

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is swaying.

• flutter

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is fluttering.

• rustle

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is rustleing.

• shake

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is shakeing.

• bend

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is bending.

Face & Body

• stare

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is stareing.

• glance

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is glanceing.

• gaze

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is gazeing.

• grin

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is grining.

• frown

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is frowning.

• smile

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is smileing.

• laugh

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is laughing.

• yawn

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is yawning.

• blink

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is blinking.

• sigh

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is sighing.

Hand Actions

• grab

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is grabing.

• pick up

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is pick uping.

• hold

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is holding.

• carry

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is carrying.

• lift

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is lifting.

• push

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is pushing.

• pull

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is pulling.

• throw

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is throwing.

• catch

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is catching.

• wave

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is waveing.

• point at

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is point ating.

• clap

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is claping.

Nature Actions

• bloom

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is blooming.

• withering

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is withering.

• melt

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is melting.

• freeze

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is freezeing.

• flow

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is flowing.

• crash

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is crashing.

• ripple

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is rippleing.

• shine

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is shineing.

• glow

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is glowing.

Fire & Smoke

• burn

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is burning.

• blaze

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is blazeing.

• smoke

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is smokeing.

• spark

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is sparking.

• melt

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is melting.

Crowd Actions

• gather

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is gathering.

• queue up

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is queue uping.

• cheer

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is cheering.

• applaud

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is applauding.

• hug

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is huging.

• shake hands

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is shake handsing.

• whisper

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is whispering.

• chat

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is chating.

• argue

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is argueing.

Animal Actions

• graze

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is grazeing.

• bark

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is barking.

• meow

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is meowing.

• chirp

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is chirping.

• peck

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is pecking.

• crawl

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is crawling.

• hop

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is hoping.

• gallop

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is galloping.

• wag

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is waging.

Advanced Verbs

• stroll

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is strolling.

• wander

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is wandering.

• march

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is marching.

• dash

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is dashing.

• rush

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is rushing.

• kneel

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is kneeling.

• crouch

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is crouching.

• lean

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is leaning.

• stretch

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is stretching.

• reach for

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is reach foring.

• embrace

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is embraceing.

• gaze at

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is gaze ating.

• clutch

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is clutching.

• drag

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is draging.

• toss

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is tossing.

• yank

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is yanking.

• shove

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is shoveing.

• bump into

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is bump intoing.

• chase

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is chaseing.

• flee

  • Meaning: Common action verb used in picture descriptions.

  • Example: The person is fleeing.