A list of 32 words by uselessness.
- beckonwas added by uselessness and appears on 49 lists
- thumbs-downwas added by uselessness and appears on just this list
- thumbs-upwas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- salutewas added by uselessness and appears on 22 lists
- cowerwas added by uselessness and appears on 62 lists
- cringewas added by uselessness and appears on 71 lists
- sneerwas added by uselessness and appears on 51 lists
- leerwas added by uselessness and appears on 56 lists
- pausewas added by uselessness and appears on 27 lists
- gapewas added by uselessness and appears on 43 lists
- frownwas added by uselessness and appears on 38 lists
- grinwas added by uselessness and appears on 41 lists
- smirkwas added by uselessness and appears on 56 lists
- bristlewas added by uselessness and appears on 76 lists
- twiddlewas added by uselessness and appears on 23 lists
- fidgetwas added by uselessness and appears on 68 lists
- glarewas added by uselessness and appears on 39 lists
- pacewas added by uselessness and appears on 55 lists
- yawnwas added by uselessness and appears on 38 lists
- starewas added by uselessness and appears on 35 lists
- straightenwas added by uselessness and appears on 9 lists
- slouchwas added by uselessness and appears on 27 lists
- blushwas added by uselessness and appears on 79 lists
- avertwas added by uselessness and appears on 79 lists
- gazewas added by uselessness and appears on 63 lists
- nodwas added by uselessness and appears on 35 lists
- pointwas added by uselessness and appears on 73 lists
- blinkwas added by uselessness and appears on 62 lists
- puckerwas added by uselessness and appears on 31 lists
- smilewas added by uselessness and appears on 82 lists
- winkwas added by uselessness and appears on 40 lists
- shrugwas added by uselessness and appears on 25 lists
reesetee commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Great list idea! How about stare or yawn? Pace, maybe?
February 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
All excellent. I keep thinking of good multi-word phrases like stare at your feet and play with your hair but I want to keep this list to simple verbs. I'm still trying to decide if I want to use roll your eyes but I think that one's just as lengthy.
February 21, 2007
trivet commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
glare, fidget, twiddle? Does gesture count?
February 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Thanks, trivet! Gesture doesn't count because, for the most part, these are all gestures. :-)
February 21, 2007
trivet commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
bristle, smirk?
February 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Thank ye.
February 21, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
roll your eyes is a phrase, but what about eye-rolling? or if you want to keep it to nouns rather than participles... eye-roll?
February 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
They're actually meant to be verbs. Try using them in the following sentence:
"If you want to communicate to another person without speaking, you can (BLANK) at him/her."
February 22, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Wow. I totally missed that and read them all as nouns. Whoops!
February 22, 2007
meeralee commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Hmmm. Pause? It doesn't work in your sentence, but it does work with "Instead of saying what he meant, uselessness (BLANKED) meaningfully."
February 22, 2007
sionnach commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
leer, sneer?
February 22, 2007
seanahan commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
What about belch?
February 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Pause I'll take. I'm gonna pass on the nonverbals that make a sound, including belch. I like it, but the list would get kind of ridiculous if I included every non-speech noise people can make. :-)
February 22, 2007
oroboros commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
cringe, cower, salute?
February 22, 2007
trivet commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
If you like salute, how about high five and thumbs up? If you hyphenate them, they're only one word...
February 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
All good ones, thanks. I decided not to use high-five because it's too interactive in nature... these are all meant to be things you can do from across the room, without an action on behalf of the "receiver."
February 22, 2007
CornflowerBlues commented on the list don-t-say-a-word
Wow, nice list! I cannibalized a few of your words for my similar list of emotive verbs, so thanks!
August 17, 2012