Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

abacinate
blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes
 
acetify
make sour or more sour
 
ache
be the source of pain
 
ache
feel physical pain
 
act up
make itself felt as a recurring pain
 
admire
look at with admiration
 
advert
give heed (to)
 
aerate
expose to fresh air
 
appear
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
 
appear
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
 
apperceive
perceive in terms of a past experience
 
aromatise
fill or impregnate with an odor
 
attaint
condemn by attainder
 
auscultate
examine by auscultation
 
autopsy
perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
 
babble
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
 
backfire
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
 
bang
to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
 
beacon
shine like a beacon
 
beam
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
 
beat
glare or strike with great intensity
 
beat down
shine hard
 
beat
make a rhythmic sound
 
beat
make a sound like a clock or a timer
 
becloud
make less visible or unclear
 
bedaze
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
 
bedazzle
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
 
beep
make a loud noise
 
behold
see with attention
 
bench
exhibit on a bench
 
benumb
make numb or insensitive
 
besot
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
 
bethink
cause oneself to consider something
 
birr
make a soft swishing sound
 
bite
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
 
bitter
make bitter
 
blare
make a strident sound
 
bleep
emit a single short high-pitched signal
 
blind
render unable to see
 
blind
make blind by putting the eyes out
 
blink
gleam or glow intermittently
 
block
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
 
block
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
 
blow
play or sound a wind instrument
 
blow
make a sound as if blown
 
blow
sound by having air expelled through a tube
 
blow
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
 
blur
to make less distinct or clear
 
blur
become glassy; lose clear vision
 
bob under
disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water
 
bombilate
make a buzzing sound
 
bong
ring loudly and deeply
 
boom
make a deep hollow sound
 
boom
make a resonant sound, like artillery
 
bosom
hide in one's bosom
 
brandish
exhibit aggressively
 
brattle
make a rattling sound
 
bring forth
bring out for display
 
bring on
bring onto the market or release
 
bring out
make visible
 
bug
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
 
burn
feel hot or painful
 
bury
cover from sight
 
camouflage
disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
 
candle
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
 
candy
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
 
case
look over, usually with the intention to rob
 
catch a glimpse
see something for a brief time
 
catch
suffer from the receipt of
 
catch
perceive by hearing
 
catch
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
 
catch
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
 
catch
see or watch
 
cause to be perceived
have perceptible qualities
 
cense
perfume especially with a censer
 
chafe
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
 
change intensity
increase or decrease in intensity
 
change taste
alter the flavor of
 
chatter
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
 
chime
emit a sound
 
chink
make or emit a high sound
 
chiromance
divine by reading someone's palms
 
chug
make a dull, explosive sound
 
clang
make a loud noise
 
clangor
make a loud resonant noise
 
clank
make a clank
 
clear
go away or disappear
 
click
make a clicking or ticking sound
 
clink
make a high sound typical of glass
 
clitter
make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
 
cloak
hide under a false appearance
 
clop
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
 
close
cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
 
come
experience orgasm
 
come across
be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
 
come to
cause to experience suddenly
 
comprehend
to become aware of through the senses
 
conceal
prevent from being seen or discovered
 
conceal
hold back; keep from being perceived by others
 
condemn
demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
 
consider
look at carefully; study mentally
 
consider
look at attentively
 
consider
give careful consideration to
 
consonate
sound in sympathy
 
contemplate
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
 
cover
spread over a surface to conceal or protect
 
cover
hide from view or knowledge
 
crack
make a very sharp explosive sound
 
crack
make a sharp sound
 
crackle
make a crackling sound
 
crash
make a sudden loud sound
 
creak
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
 
crop up
appear suddenly or unexpectedly
 
cruise
look for a sexual partner in a public place
 
crump
make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
 
curry
season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
 
cut
give the appearance or impression of
 
damp
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
 
deaf
make or render deaf
 
deafen
be unbearably loud
 
demo
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
 
deodorise
eliminate the odor from
 
descry
catch sight of
 
desensitise
cause not to be sensitive
 
detect
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
 
develop
make visible by means of chemical solutions
 
die
suffer or face the pain of death
 
dig
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
 
dim
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
 
ding
go `ding dong', like a bell
 
disappear
become invisible or unnoticeable
 
discern
detect with the senses
 
disclose
reveal to view as by removing a cover
 
discover
see for the first time; make a discovery
 
discriminate
distinguish
 
disguise
make unrecognizable
 
disgust
fill with distaste
 
disorient
cause to be lost or disoriented
 
display
to show, make visible or apparent
 
dissimulate
hide (feelings) from other people
 
dissonate
be dissonant or harsh
 
divine
perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
 
do justice
bring out fully or to advantage
 
dream
experience while sleeping
 
drone
make a monotonous low dull sound
 
drown out
make imperceptible
 
dulcify
make sweeter in taste
 
earth
hide in the earth like a hunted animal
 
eavesdrop
listen without the speaker's knowledge
 
echo
ring or echo with sound
 
eclipse
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
 
endure
undergo or be subjected to
 
enjoy
have for one's benefit
 
etch
cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
 
examine
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
 
excavate
recover through digging
 
excite
stir feelings in
 
experience
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
 
experience
undergo or live through a difficult experience
 
expose
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
 
expose
expose to light, of photographic film
 
express
manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
 
eye
look at
 
eyewitness
be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
 
face
turn so as to expose the face
 
feel
produce a certain impression
 
feel
grope or feel in search of something
 
feel
undergo passive experience of
 
feel
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
 
find
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
 
find
perceive or be contemporaneous with
 
fixate
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
 
flash
expose or show briefly
 
flash
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
 
flavor
lend flavor to
 
flex
exhibit the strength of
 
flick
flash intermittently
 
flick
look through a book or other written material
 
fluoresce
exhibit or undergo fluorescence
 
flush
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
 
fly
display in the air or cause to float
 
focus
cause to converge on or toward a central point
 
follow
keep under surveillance
 
fume
treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
 
gag
prevent from speaking out
 
gape
look with amazement; look stupidly
 
gaze
look at with fixed eyes
 
get a load
look at with attention
 
get a noseful
smell strongly and intensely
 
get off
enjoy in a sexual way
 
get
receive as a retribution or punishment
 
ginger
add ginger to in order to add flavor
 
give the eye
look at with a critical eye
 
give the glad eye
look seductively at someone
 
glance over
examine hastily
 
glance
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
 
glare
shine intensely
 
glass
scan (game in the forest) with binoculars
 
gleam
shine brightly, like a star or a light
 
gleam
be shiny, as if wet
 
glimpse
catch a glimpse of or see briefly
 
gloat
gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
 
gloss over
cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
 
glow
emit a steady even light without flames
 
glug
make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
 
go
make a certain noise or sound
 
gong
sound a gong
 
greet
be perceived by
 
groak
look or stare at longingly
 
grumble
make a low noise
 
guggle
make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle
 
guide
use as a guide
 
gurgle
make sounds similar to gurgling water
 
hallucinate
perceive what is not there; have illusions
 
harbor
hold back a thought or feeling about
 
hark
listen; used mostly in the imperative
 
hear
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
 
hear
receive a communication from someone
 
hear out
listen to every detail and give a full hearing to
 
hear
listen and pay attention
 
hide
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
 
hold up
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
 
hole up
remain secluded or in hiding
 
honey
sweeten with honey
 
horn in
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
 
horripilate
cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
 
horripilate
have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
 
hum
sound with a monotonous hum
 
hunger
feel the need to eat
 
hunker down
take shelter
 
hush
become quiet or quieter
 
ignore
fail to notice
 
image
render visible, as by means of MRI
 
incline
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
 
insolate
expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
 
inspect
look over carefully
 
instantiate
find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
 
instantiate
represent by an instance
 
itch
have or perceive an itch
 
itch
cause to perceive an itch
 
itch
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
 
jangle
make a sound typical of metallic objects
 
keep one's eyes open
pay attention; be watchful
 
kill
be the source of great pain for
 
knell
ring as in announcing death
 
knell
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
 
knock
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
 
knock
make light, repeated taps on a surface
 
lap
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
 
leer
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
 
lie low
keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
 
listen
hear with intention
 
listen in
listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation
 
look
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
 
look after
keep under careful scrutiny
 
look around
look about oneself
 
look away
avert one's gaze
 
look back
look towards one's back
 
look on
observe with attention
 
look out
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
 
look
search or seek
 
lose
allow to go out of sight or mind
 
lose sight of
be no longer able to see
 
lose
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
 
louden
become louder
 
make
appear to begin an activity
 
make noise
emit a noise
 
mark
notice or perceive
 
masquerade
take part in a masquerade
 
meet
undergo or suffer
 
misperceive
perceive incorrectly
 
model
display (clothes) as a mannequin
 
model
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
 
monitor
check, track, or observe by means of a receiver
 
monitor
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
 
moon
expose one's buttocks to
 
mull
heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
 
nauseate
upset and make nauseated
 
nettle
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
 
nose out
recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
 
nose
catch the scent of; get wind of
 
note
observe with care or pay close attention to
 
observe
watch attentively
 
occult
hide from view
 
occult
become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished
 
odorize
cause to smell or be smelly
 
offer
produce or introduce on the stage
 
ogle
look at with amorous intentions
 
open
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
 
orient
determine one's position with reference to another point
 
outface
overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
 
overexpose
expose excessively
 
overexpose
expose to too much light
 
overlook
watch over
 
overlook
look past, fail to notice
 
overshadow
cast a shadow upon
 
pass off
be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity
 
pass up
fail to acknowledge
 
patter
make light, rapid and repeated sounds
 
peal
ring recurrently
 
peal
sound loudly and sonorously
 
peep
look furtively
 
peep
cause to appear
 
peer
look searchingly
 
pepper
add pepper to
 
perambulate
make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
 
peruse
examine or consider with attention and in detail
 
photosensitise
make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light
 
pick up
register (perceptual input)
 
pierce
sound sharply or shrilly
 
ping
make a short high-pitched sound
 
pop
make a sharp explosive noise
 
pop
cause to make a sharp explosive sound
 
prepare
lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
 
preview
watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
 
prick
cause a prickling sensation
 
prick
cause a stinging pain
 
prickle
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
 
project
project on a screen
 
project
cause to be heard
 
prospect
search for something desirable
 
put
cause (someone) to undergo something
 
quicken
make keen or more acute
 
racket
make loud and annoying noises
 
radiate
cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
 
ramp
be rampant
 
rattle
make short successive sounds
 
reach one's nostrils
be smelled; have a strong odor
 
reconnoiter
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
 
record
be aware of
 
redevelop
develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
 
rediscover
discover again
 
redound
return or recoil
 
reecho
repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
 
reecho
echo repeatedly, echo again and again
 
reek
have an element suggestive (of something)
 
reek
smell badly and offensively
 
reflect
show an image of
 
reflect
manifest or bring back
 
reflect
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
 
refocus
focus once again
 
refract
subject to refraction
 
register
show in one's face
 
reorient
orient once again, after a disorientation
 
resinate
impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to
 
resolve
make clearly visible
 
resonate
sound with resonance
 
reveal
disclose directly or through prophets
 
reverberate
be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
 
ring out
sound loudly
 
roll
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
 
rubberneck
strain to watch; stare curiously
 
ruckle
make a hoarse, rattling sound
 
rustle
make a dry crackling sound
 
saccharify
sweeten with sugar
 
salt
add salt to
 
salute
become noticeable
 
savor
taste appreciatively
 
savor
give taste to
 
savor
have flavor; taste of something
 
scan
examine minutely or intensely
 
scintillate
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
 
scream
make a loud, piercing sound
 
screen
project onto a screen for viewing
 
scrutinise
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
 
secrete
place out of sight; keep secret
 
see
observe as if with an eye
 
see
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
 
see
see and understand, have a good eye
 
see double
see things as if they were there twice
 
see through
perceive the true nature of
 
seel
sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
 
seem
appear to one's own mind or opinion
 
sense
detect some circumstance or entity automatically
 
sensitise
cause to sense; make sensitive
 
sharpen
make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
 
shipwreck
cause to experience shipwreck
 
shoot
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
 
show
make visible or noticeable
 
show
be or become visible or noticeable
 
sight
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
 
sight
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
 
silhouette
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
 
skirl
make a shrill, wailing sound
 
slosh
make a splashing sound
 
smack
have a distinctive or characteristic taste
 
smell
emit an odor
 
smell
smell bad
 
smell
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
 
smell up
cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
 
sniff
perceive by inhaling through the nose
 
snow-blind
affect with snow blindness
 
snuff
sniff or smell inquiringly
 
soften
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
 
solarise
overexpose to sunlight
 
solarise
become overexposed
 
solarise
reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
 
sound
appear in a certain way
 
sound
give off a certain sound or sounds
 
sound
announce by means of a sound
 
sound
cause to sound
 
spangle
glitter as if covered with spangles
 
speak
make a characteristic or natural sound
 
spectate
be a spectator in a sports event
 
spice
add herbs or spices to
 
splat
give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
 
splurge
be showy or ostentatious
 
sputter
make an explosive sound
 
squelch
make a sucking sound
 
squint
be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
 
stamp
reveal clearly as having a certain character
 
stargaze
observe the stars
 
stow away
hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation
 
strum
sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
 
subject
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
 
survey
look over carefully or inspect
 
take
experience or feel or submit to
 
take notice
observe with special attention
 
taste
distinguish flavors
 
taste
perceive by the sense of taste
 
thirst
feel the need to drink
 
thrill
cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
 
throb
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
 
thud
make a dull sound
 
tickle
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
 
ting
make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
 
ting
cause to make a ting
 
tintinnabulate
ring or sound like a small bell
 
tolerate
have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
 
toll
ring slowly
 
tootle
play (a musical instrument) casually
 
touch
perceive via the tactile sense
 
trace
discover traces of
 
track
observe or plot the moving path of something
 
trot out
bring out and show for inspection and admiration
 
trump
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
 
tune in
regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program
 
turn on
produce suddenly or automatically
 
twang
twitch or throb with pain
 
twang
sound with a twang
 
twang
cause to sound with a twang
 
tweet
make a weak, chirping sound
 
twinge
feel a sudden sharp, local pain
 
underdevelop
process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature
 
underexpose
expose to too little light
 
underexpose
expose insufficiently
 
undergo
pass through
 
unfold
open to the view
 
urticate
whip with or as with nettles
 
ventilate
expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
 
vet
examine carefully
 
visualise
view the outline of by means of an X-ray
 
vitriol
expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
 
watch
observe or determine by looking
 
watch
look attentively
 
whish
make a sibilant sound
 
whistle
make whistling sounds
 
witness
be a witness to
 
work
provoke or excite
 
x-ray
examine by taking x-rays
 
zoom in
examine closely; focus one's attention on