SENSE Sensory verbs
Definition
Verbs of sensory perception (e.g., hear, listen, look, see, smell, taste).
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
usas
cql[lemma={words} & pos="VB|VBD|VBG|VBN|VBP|VBZ"]
Word list (232 items)
amplify
beep
beeped
beheld
behold
beholding
bing
binging
blare
blaring
blind
blinded
blindfold
blindfolded
blinkers
bloat
burring
buzz
buzzed
buzzing
caw
cawing
chime
chimes
chiming
chirp
chirping
clamoring
clamour
clamoured
clap
clapped
clapping
claps
click
clicked
clicking
clink
clonked
cluck
clucked
coo
cooing
crackles
crackling
creak
creaks
croak
croaks
deaden
dinged
discern
discerning
discerns
dong
drone
drum
eavesdrop
echo
echoed
eye
eyeball
eyes
finger
fingered
flavor
flavored
flavors
flavour
gape
gaped
gaping
gawk
gawking
gawp
gawping
gaze
glance
glanced
glancing
glare
glares
glaring
glimpse
groan
groans
grope
groping
growl
grunt
gurgle
gurgled
hear
heard
hearken
hiss
holler
honk
hoot
hoots
howls
hush
jingle
knock
knocked
leer
leering
listen
listened
listening
mew
mews
mishear
misheard
muffle
mute
muted
notice
noticed
notices
noticing
observe
overhear
peek
peep
peer
peer-observed
peer-observing
perfume
pop
pops
preview
previewing
previews
purr
purring
putrefy
quiet
quieten
quietened
rap
rasp
rattle
rattling
re-look
reek
relisten
relistening
reverberating
roar
rough
rumble
rumbling
rustle
rustling
sample
saw
scan
scanned
scanning
scent
screech
screeching
see
seeing
seen
sees
sense
shril
shrilling
sight
silence
silencing
smell
smelling
smells
smelt
smooth
smoothing
snarl
snarled
snarling
snarls
sound
soundproof
soundproofing
spectate
spot
spotting
squeak
squeake
squeaked
squeaking
squeale
squealed
squint
stank
stare
stink
stinking
stinks
stroke
stunk
sweeten
sweetened
swell
swelling
swells
swish
taste
tasted
tasting
toot
tooting
touch
trumpet
warble
warbles
watch
watched
whine
whir
whirring
whistle
witness
witnessed
witnessing
yap
yelp
yelps
yowl
yowling
Normalization
Per words
Sources
- xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
- usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System