Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

drone

talk in a monotonous voice

 

blame

harass with constant criticism

 

compromise

expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

 

test

determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

 

sting

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

 

specialise

be specific about

 

call back

return or repeat a telephone call

 

roar

make a loud noise, as of animal

 

signal

communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

 

plead

enter a plea, as in courts of law

 

clock in

register one's arrival at work

 

namedrop

refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them

 

purport

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming

 

beam

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

 

enthuse

utter with enthusiasm

 

gibber

chatter inarticulately; of monkeys

 

name

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

 

guarantee

give surety or assume responsibility

 

break

interrupt the flow of current in

 

sputter

utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage