Verbs starting with S

• sweep off — Verb – English ～ overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ make a big sweeping gesture or movement
• sweep — Verb – English ～ force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor"; "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
• sweep away — Verb – English ～ eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"
• sweep — Verb – English ～ cover the entire range of
• sweeten — Verb – English ～ make sweeter in taste
• sweeten — Verb – English ～ make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"
• swell — Verb – English ～ come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
• swell — Verb – English ～ cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
• swell — Verb – English ～ expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
• swell — Verb – English ～ increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
• swell — Verb – English ～ come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
• swell — Verb – English ～ become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
• swelter — Verb – English ～ suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"
• swelter — Verb – English ～ be uncomfortably hot

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