Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

A

aah
abduce
abjure
abnegate
absolve
abstract
abuse
accede
accent
accentuate
accept
accession
acclaim
accommodate
accost
account
account for
accurse
accuse
acknowledge
acquaint
acquiesce
acquit
actualise
actualize
add
add together
add up
address
adduce
adjudge
adjure
admit
admonish
adulate
adumbrate
advance
advert
advertise
advertize
advise
advocate
affect
affiance
affirm
affront
aggrandise
aggrandize
agree
aim
air
airmail
alarm
alert
alibi
allege
allow
allude
allure
altercate
amend
amnesty
amplify
amuse
anathematise
anathematize
anathemise
anathemize
animadvert
annotate
announce
annul
annunciate
answer
answer for
anticipate
ape
aphorise
aphorize
apologise
apologize
apostatise
apostatize
apostrophise
apostrophize
appeal
appease
append
applaud
apply
apprise
apprize
approach
approbate
approve
arbitrate
argue
argufy
arraign
arrange
arse around
article
articulate
ascertain
ask
ask for
asperse
aspirate
assail
assassinate
assault
assent
assert
asseverate
assibilate
assoil
assure
attack
attest
augur
auspicate
authorise
authorize
autograph
aver
avoid
avouch
avow

B

baa
babble
babble out
back away
back out
backbite
backspace
badger
badmouth
bail
bait
ballyhoo
bamboozle
ban
bandy
bandy about
banter
baptise
baptize
bar
bare
bargain
barge in
bark
barrack
barrage
barrage jam
bastardise
bastardize
bawl
bawl out
bay
be known as
be quiet
beam
bear down
bear on
bear witness
beat around the bush
beatify
beckon
bedamn
beef
beep
befool
beg
beg off
begin
belabor
belabour
belie
belittle
bellow
bellyache
belt up
bemoan
bemock
berate
beseech
beshrew
besiege
besmirch
bespeak
bet
betoken
betray
betroth
bewail
bewitch
bewray
bicker
bid
bill
bind
bitch
bite out
blab
blab out
blabber
blackguard
blackwash
blame
blandish
blanket jam
blare out
blarney
blaspheme
blast
blat
blat out
blate
blather
blaze
blaze away
blazon out
bleat
bless
blether
blister
blither
block
block out
blog
bloviate
blow
blow up
blubber
blubber out
bluff
blunder
blunder out
blurt
blurt out
bluster
boast
bob
bode
bombard
boo
book up
bootlick
bow
bow down
brabble
bracket
bracket out
brag
braille
brainwash
brand
bravo
brawl
bray
brazen
break
break in
break into
break up
breathe
bridle
bridle at
bridle up
brief
bring
bring around
bring down
bring forward
bring out
bring round
bring up
bristle at
bristle up
broach
broadcast
browbeat
brown-nose
bruit
brush aside
brush down
brush off
buckle under
bull
bulletin
bullshit
bully
bumble
buoy
buoy up
burden
burlesque
burst in on
burst out
burst upon
butt in
butter up
butterfly
button up
buzz
bypass

C

cable
cackel
cackle
cajole
calculate
call
call attention
call back
call down
call for
call in
call into question
call on
call on the carpet
call one's bluff
call out
call up
calumniate
cancel
canonise
canonize
cantillate
capacitate
caricature
carp
carry
carry on
cast
castigate
catcall
catch one's breath
catechise
catechize
caterwaul
cause
caution
cavil
caw
cell phone
censure
census
certificate
certify
chaff
chaffer
chair
chalk up
challenge
chant
characterise
characterize
charge
charm
chasten
chastise
chat
chat up
chatter
check
check in
check out
cheek
cheep
cheer
cheer up
cheerlead
chew out
chew the fat
chew up
chicane
chide
chime in
chirk
chirk up
chirp
chirr
chirrup
chisel in
chit-chat
chitchat
chitter
chorus
christen
chronicle
churr
cipher
circularise
circularize
circulate
circumstantiate
circumvent
cite
clack
claim
clam up
clamor
clamour
clamp
clap
clapperclaw
clarify
clarion
clash
claver
claw
claxon
clear
clear up
click
clinch
clock in
clock off
clock on
clock out
clock up
close
close up
cluck
clue in
co-sign
coach
coax
cod
code
collateralize
collogue
color
colorcast
colour
come across
come back
come down
come in
come out
come out of the closet
come over
come up to
command
commend
comment
commentate
comminate
commit
commune
communicate
compare
complain
complete
compliment
compromise
concede
concert
conciliate
conclude
concord
concur
condemn
condescend
condition
condone
confab
confabulate
confer
confer with
confess
confide
confirm
confront
conge
congee
congratulate
conjugate
conjure
connect
connote
consecrate
consent
consider
consult
contact
contend
contest
continue
contract
contract in
contract out
contradict
contraindicate
contravene
controvert
convene
converse
convert
convey
convict
convince
convoke
convolute
convulse
coo
coquet
coquette
correct
correspond
corroborate
cosign
couch
counsel
count
count down
count off
countenance
counter
counterchallenge
counterclaim
countermand
countersign
court favor
court favour
covenant
cover
cover for
crab
crack
crack up
crackle
crave
crawfish
crawfish out
criminate
criticise
criticize
critique
croak
cronk
croon
cross examine
cross off
cross oneself
cross out
cross question
cross-refer
crow
crucify
crunch
cry
cry out
cuckoo
cue
curry favor
curry favour
curse
curtsy
cuss
cut
cut in
cut off
cypher

D

dally
damn
dare
dash down
dash off
deal
debar
debate
debrief
debunk
deceive
decipher
declaim
declare
declare oneself
decline
decode
deconsecrate
deconstruct
decree
decry
decrypt
dedicate
deduce
defame
defend
defer
define
deflate
defy
delete
deliberate
delineate
deliver
deluge

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