Nuanced verbs of change and movement

Verbs that show exactly how something grows, shrinks, decays or moves, as used in quality writing and fiction.

20 cardsby Grove EnglishAdded 9 Oct 2026

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to burgeon
to grow or develop quickly
бурно расти, разрастаться
to dwindle
to become gradually smaller in number or amount
сокращаться, таять
to wane
to become gradually weaker or less important
ослабевать, угасать
to plummet
to fall very suddenly and steeply
резко падать, стремительно снижаться
to atrophy
to become weak through lack of use
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- to ossify
- to metamorphose
- to permeate
- to meander
- to lurch
- to saunter
- to traipse
- to hurtle
- to ebb
- to wither
- to oscillate
- to proliferate
- to stagnate
- to veer
- to supplant