Sometimes it's not enough to just say that two people love each other, sometimes you need something more evocative, or more precise. Here are a collection of verbs to use, when love just won't do.
A
- admire
- adore
- adulate
- appreciate
- apprize
B
- baby
- be attached to
- be captivated by
- be crazy about
- be enamored of
- be enchanted by
- be fascinated with
- be fond of
- be in love with
- bill
- bounce
C
- canonize
- canoodle
- care for
- caress
- cherish
- choose
- clasp
- cling
- coddle
- cosset
- cotton (to)
- court
- cradle
- cuddle
D
- dandle
- deify
- delight (in)
- delight in
- devour
- dig
- dote (on)
- dote on
- draw close
- drink (in)
E
- eat (up)
- embrace
- enfold
- enjoy
- enshrine
- esteem
- exalt
F
- fall for
- fancy
- favor
- feast (on)
- feel
- feel up
- fondle
G
- gentle
- get off (on)
- glorify
- go for
- gone on
- groove (on)
H
- have affection for
- have it bad
- hold
- hold dear
- hold high
- hug
I
- idealize
- idolize
- indulge
- indulge (in)
K
- kiss
- knead
L
- lick
- like
- long for
- look tenderly
- lose one's heart to
- luxuriate (in)
M
- make love
- massage
- memorialize
- mollycoddle
N
- neck
- nestle
- nose
- nuzzle
P
- pamper
- pat
- paw
- pet
- prefer
- press
- prize
- put on pedestal
R
- regard
- rejoice (in)
- relish
- respect
- revel (in)
- revere
- reverence
S
- savor (also savour)
- shine
- snuggle
- soothe
- spoil
- spoon
- stroke
T
- take into one's arms
- think the world of
- thrive with
- treasure
- tryst
V
- value
- venerate
W
- wallow (in)
- wild for
- woo
- worship
