Evocative verbs are the key to engaging writing. Your characters shouldn't just "hear" the crawling creatures in the dark when they can "catch a whisper of" them.
A
- anticipate
- apperceive
- appreciate
- apprehend
- assay
- attend
- auscultate
B
- be all ears
- be apprised of
- be with it
- beam
- become aware
- behold
- believe
- bite
- breathe
C
- catch
- catch a glimpse of
- catch a whisper of
- catch on
- catch sight of
- catch the drift
- chew
- clock
- consider
- contemplate
- credit
D
- deem
- descry
- detect
- devour
- differentiate
- dig
- discern
- discover
- distinguish
- divine
E
- eat
- eavesdrop
- enjoy
- espy
- examine
- eye
F
- feel
- feel in bones
- feel in gut
- find
- flash
G
- gape
- gawk
- gaze
- get
- get a load of
- get a whiff
- get an earful
- get the drift
- get the idea
- get the impression
- get the picture
- get vibes
- get wind of
- give an audience to
- give attention
- give ears
- glare
- glimpse
- grasp
H
- hark
- have a feeling
- have a hunch
- hear
- hearken
- heed
- hold
I
- identify
- inhale
- inspect
K
- know
L
- lay eyes on
- lick
- listen
- look
- look at
M
- make out
- mark
- mind
N
- nibble
- nose
- note
- notice
O
- observe
- overhear
P
- partake
- pay attention to
- peek
- peep
- peer
- peg
- penetrate
- perceive
- pick up
- pierce
R
- read
- realize
- recognize
- regard
- relish
- remark
S
- sample
- savor
- savvy
- scan
- scent
- scope
- scrutinize
- see
- sense
- sight
- sip
- smell
- sniff
- snuff
- spot
- spy
- stare
- strain
- survey
- suspect
T
- take in
- take notice
- taste
- test
- think
- touch
U
- understand
V
- view
W
- watch
- witness
