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verb

noun as in action word

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While is an 18th and 19th-Century northern English verb meaning to scrape, rake, or pull together with the hands.

From BBC

Nouns and verbs occasionally do not match in tense.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was flanked by a double cheeseburger and a fresh order of fries when he told Sean Hannity, “They turned me into a verb.”

From Salon

Maybe that’s because when we apply love to people we understand that the verb “love” turns and twists like a multidimensional kaleidoscope — we’ve all seen the colors and patterns change, been dazzled, furious, confused, contented.

From Salon

In English, there is no verb ‘to river’ –– but what could be more of a verb than a river?!

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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