Aniverbs

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**ANIVERBS**
(Animal verbs)



* Human behaviour can often be described most
vividly by using a verb derived from the name of an animal.

Here is a list of sixteen animals that are the source of these "Aniverbs"

*1.** APE- to mimic?

*2.** BADGER- to pester?

*3.** DOG-to track or follow persistently?

*4.** FOX - to trick cunningly?

*5.** HORSE- to engage in rowdy play? (as in horsing around)

*6.** MONKEY- to tamper with something?

* 7.** SNAKE- move or crawl like a snake?

*8.** WEASEL?to be evasive --Politicians weasel their way out of answering tough questions by asking counter questions.*

*9.** WHALE- to thrash?

*10. **WOLF - to eat voraciously (He overslept and wolfed down a sandwich and some coffee before going to office.)

*11. **HOG-to try to have more than your fair share?

*12. **SQUIRREL-to squirrel away? hide something in a secret place

*13. BEAR- to be able to accept something unpleasant.

*14. CROW- to make repeated loud sounds?to boast

*15. HAWK- to try to sell things by going from place to place.

*16. FISH- o try to catch something using your hands.

[rajnish manga]

Thanks for these amazing verb forms of common nouns used to describe various animals. Awesome.