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Energize your writing process! Home of the #DailyVerb for genre authors...transitive actions/tactics to help you #activate characters & #verbalize stories.
SHORTCHANGE (←): bluff, dupe, hoodwink, rope, swindle (≠ divulge, refund, uncover) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
SHORTCHANGE (←): bluff, dupe, hoodwink, rope, swindle (≠ divulge, refund, uncover) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
VALIDATE (+): authorize, ensure, guarantee, notarize, verify (≠ debunk, -nullify, suspect) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
VALIDATE (+): authorize, ensure, guarantee, notarize, verify (≠ debunk, -nullify, suspect) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
WOLF (←): consume, finish, ingest, raven, swallow (≠ cook, pick, spew) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
WOLF (←): consume, finish, ingest, raven, swallow (≠ cook, pick, spew) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
OUTWIT (←): beat, corner, fool, monkey-wrench, scam (≠ bolster, drill, lose) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
OUTWIT (←): beat, corner, fool, monkey-wrench, scam (≠ bolster, drill, lose) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
FREEZE (/): clot, cool, indurate, refrigerate, stiffen (≠ flux, melt, thaw) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
FREEZE (/): clot, cool, indurate, refrigerate, stiffen (≠ flux, melt, thaw) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
WITHSTAND (+): concede, duel, preserve, stomach, violate (≠ accost, enjoy, -prevent) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
WITHSTAND (+): concede, duel, preserve, stomach, violate (≠ accost, enjoy, -prevent) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
MASTERMIND (→): chair, devise, hatch, organize, renegotiate (≠ bungle, forget, muff) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
MASTERMIND (→): chair, devise, hatch, organize, renegotiate (≠ bungle, forget, muff) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
TORCH (/): broil, damage, illuminate, melt, scorch (≠ darken, obscure, suffocate) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
TORCH (/): broil, damage, illuminate, melt, scorch (≠ darken, obscure, suffocate) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
JUSTIFY (+): affirm, contend, exonerate, profess, underline (≠ condemn, fault, retract) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
JUSTIFY (+): affirm, contend, exonerate, profess, underline (≠ condemn, fault, retract) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
INSURE (+): clinch, establish, pledge, settle, uphold (≠ compromise, mourn, suspect) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
INSURE (+): clinch, establish, pledge, settle, uphold (≠ compromise, mourn, suspect) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
SLANDER (/): badmouth, disgrace, roast, impugn, vilify (≠ blandish, favor, revere) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
SLANDER (/): badmouth, disgrace, roast, impugn, vilify (≠ blandish, favor, revere) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
CHEAT (←): double-cross, fudge, humbug, mislead, sting (≠ discredit, honor, stigmatize) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
CHEAT (←): double-cross, fudge, humbug, mislead, sting (≠ discredit, honor, stigmatize) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
BUTTRESS (+): beef, harden, ready, strengthen, underpin (≠ breach, harm, sabotage) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
BUTTRESS (+): beef, harden, ready, strengthen, underpin (≠ breach, harm, sabotage) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
JILT (/): bar, cull, discard, -ostracize, trash (≠ beckon, charm, win) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
JILT (/): bar, cull, discard, -ostracize, trash (≠ beckon, charm, win) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
PROSTITUTE (/): begrime, degrade, harm, pervert, tarnish (≠ clarify, enrich, restore) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
PROSTITUTE (/): begrime, degrade, harm, pervert, tarnish (≠ clarify, enrich, restore) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
“You have to really love your idea” by Austin Kleon #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtipshttp://mvnt.us/m1385232
November 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“You have to really love your idea” by Austin Kleon #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtipshttp://mvnt.us/m1385232
BOOST (→): accent, double, patronize, reinforce, urge (≠ block, hamstring, subvert) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
BOOST (→): accent, double, patronize, reinforce, urge (≠ block, hamstring, subvert) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
SMOOTH (→): clip, glaze, plaster, resurface, spread (≠ coarsen, nock, scratch) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
SMOOTH (→): clip, glaze, plaster, resurface, spread (≠ coarsen, nock, scratch) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
VICTIMIZE (/): bludgeon, disgrace, gull, pluck, sting (≠ bolster, insulate, restore) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
VICTIMIZE (/): bludgeon, disgrace, gull, pluck, sting (≠ bolster, insulate, restore) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
PURIFY (+): amend, elevate, improve, redeem, uplift (≠ debase, stain, warp) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
PURIFY (+): amend, elevate, improve, redeem, uplift (≠ debase, stain, warp) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
MAP (+): chart, diagram, note, profile, silhouette (≠ confound, jumble, perplex) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
MAP (+): chart, diagram, note, profile, silhouette (≠ confound, jumble, perplex) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
"An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar" by Vijith Assar via McSweeyenys.net #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #grammar www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar" by Vijith Assar via McSweeyenys.net #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips #grammar www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
MUZZLE (/): challenge, cover, hamper, obstruct, squelch (≠ assert, dish, release) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting
October 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
MUZZLE (/): challenge, cover, hamper, obstruct, squelch (≠ assert, dish, release) #DailyVerb #verbalize #amwriting