Here, gratefully borrowed from various sources, is a list of 10 action verbs to open your mind and spark your imagination. The more specific you can be with an action, the better. Consider these ...

Does she have to sit around and think about it, or can't she just act? Three verbs: action, action, action. And, finally, got up to walk through the door. And she's not a ghost, not really.

From the Couch: Love is an action verb. It requires sweat equity. There is no such thing a passive love. As the great Cole Porter tells us: “Let’s do it. Let’s fall in love.” The laundry ...

At its core, language is all about the action — to wit, the verbs. Duolingo has, to be sure, taught my daughter a nice little collection of verbs. But if I could wave a magic wand, she’d know ...