Verbs of Senses and Emotions - Verbs for Expressing Emotions

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to expressing emotions such as "vent", "admit", and "open up".

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Verbs of Senses and Emotions
to admit
to admit [verb]

to agree with the truth of something, particularly in an unwilling manner

Ex: He often admits when he does n't know the answer .
to open up
to open up [verb]

to share or express one's personal thoughts, emotions, or experiences with someone else

Ex:
to pour out
to pour out [verb]

to freely express one's deep emotions, thoughts, or feelings

Ex:
to confide
to confide [verb]

to share personal thoughts, feelings, or information with someone in private

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to avow
to avow [verb]

to openly and confidently admit or declare something

Ex: The author avowed the inspiration behind the novel during the interview .
to vent
to vent [verb]

to strongly express one's feelings, particularly one's anger

Ex: After a challenging day , she found a friend to vent her frustrations to .
to own up
to own up [verb]

to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes

Ex:
to concede
to concede [verb]

to reluctantly admit that something is true after denying it first

Ex: The company had to concede the flaws in their product after customer complaints .
to dissemble
to dissemble [verb]

to conceal one's true emotions, beliefs, or intentions

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to harbor
to harbor [verb]

to maintain thoughts, feelings, or emotions, often over time

Ex: Despite everything , he continued to harbor feelings of guilt over the incident .
to nurse
to nurse [verb]

to carefully hold and nurture a thought, feeling, or theory within oneself over time without expressing them openly

Ex: The scientist nursed a groundbreaking theory for years before presenting it .
to hold in
to hold in [verb]

to suppress the expression of one's feelings

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to keep in
to keep in [verb]

to suppress one's emotions or feelings

Ex: It was difficult for her to keep in her tears during the emotional movie .
Verbs of Senses and Emotions
Verbs for Sensory Actions Verbs for Vision Verbs for Visibility Verbs for Invisibility
Verbs for the Emission of Sound Verbs for Emotional Actions Verbs for Expressing Emotions Verbs for Empathy