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A verb is a word used to describe an action. That’s doing something. Or, a verb can be used to describe a state. That’s feeling something. Or, a verb can be used to describe an occurrence. That’s ...

FOR my dissertation for a PhD in applied linguistics, I wrote a 300-page manuscript all about verbs in Philippine English. One might imagine I have an unusual obsession with verbs — and, yes, I had.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, tiger has two verb senses—you can use it to mean “To act, behave, or walk to and fro, like a tiger,” or, for obvious reasons, “To mark like a tiger with ...