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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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Categorized English Verbs of Senses and Emotions
to admit
to admit
[Verb]

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

Ex: She admits her mistakes openly during team meetings. 
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to open up

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

Ex: After weeks of silence, she finally decided to open up about her struggles with anxiety. 
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to pour out

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

Ex: She called her best friend to pour out her sorrows after the breakup. 
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to confide

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

Ex: She chose to confide in her best friend about her personal struggles. 
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to avow
to avow
[Verb]

to openly and confidently admit or declare something

Ex: She avowed her true feelings for him during the heartfelt conversation. 
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to vent
to vent
[Verb]

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

Ex: Frustrated with the situation, he needed to vent his anger and disappointment. 
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to own up
to own up
[Verb]

to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes

Ex: The student chose to own up to plagiarizing the essay and faced the academic consequences. 
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to concede

to reluctantly admit that something is true after denying it first

Ex: After a heated debate, he finally conceded that he might have been wrong. 
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to dissemble

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

Ex: She tried to dissemble her disappointment with a forced smile. 
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to harbor
to harbor
[Verb]

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

Ex: He still harbors resentment toward his former business partner. 
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to nurse
to nurse
[Verb]

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

Ex: She nursed a secret hope that things would get better. 
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to hold in

to suppress the expression of one's feelings

Ex: She tried to hold in her laughter during the solemn ceremony. 
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to keep in

to suppress one's emotions or feelings

Ex: She tried to keep in her frustration and not show it to her team. 
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