Dialogue tags - Verbs

Janice L.
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  1. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
  2. agree
    consent or assent to a condition
  3. amend
    make revisions to
  4. annoy
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  5. answer
    a statement made to reply to a question or criticism
  6. ask
    make a request or demand for something to somebody
  7. assure
    inform positively and with certainty and confidence
  8. beg
    make a solicitation or entreaty for something
  9. begin
    set in motion, cause to start
  10. blurt
    utter impulsively
  11. call
    utter a sudden loud cry
  12. command
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  13. comment
    a statement that expresses a personal opinion
  14. complain
    express discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  15. continue
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition
  16. counter
    a calculator recording the number of times something happens
  17. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  18. disagree
    be of different opinions
  19. encourage
    inspire with confidence
  20. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  21. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  22. glance
    take a brief look at
  23. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  24. grin
    draw the lips back into a smile or snarl
  25. groan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  26. grumble
    make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  27. hiss
    make a sharp, elongated "s" sound
  28. insist
    be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
  29. interrupt
    make a break in
  30. mumble
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  31. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  32. mutter
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  33. nod
    lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
  34. note
    a brief written record
  35. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
  36. pause
    stop an action temporarily
  37. persist
    refuse to stop
  38. press
    put pressure or force upon something
  39. prompt
    according to schedule or without delay
  40. protest
    a formal and solemn declaration of objection
  41. remind
    put in the mind of someone
  42. repeat
    say or state again
  43. reply
    react verbally
  44. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  45. say
    utter aloud
  46. shout
    utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice
  47. smile
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
  48. snap
    separate or cause to separate abruptly
  49. stammer
    speak haltingly
  50. stare
    look at with fixed eyes
  51. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  52. warn
    notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
  53. whisper
    speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
  54. wonder
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  55. yell
    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  56. caution
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
Created on Wed Aug 06 22:07:39 EDT 2008 (updated Sun Aug 10 15:20:23 EDT 2008)

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