Verbs starting with Q

• quintuple — Verb – English ～ increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled"
• quip — Verb – English ～ make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
• quirk — Verb – English ～ twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
• quit — Verb – English ～ put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
• quit — Verb – English ～ give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
• quit — Verb – English ～ go away or leave
• quit — Verb – English ～ turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
• quit — Verb – English ～ give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
• quiver — Verb – English ～ move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
• quiver — Verb – English ～ shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
• quiver — Verb – English ～ move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
• quiz — Verb – English ～ examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
• quote — Verb – English ～ put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
• quote — Verb – English ～ refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
• quote — Verb – English ～ name the price of; "quote prices for cars"
• quote — Verb – English ～ repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"
• queue up — Verb – English ～ form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"

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