Verbs Beginning with the Letter S

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Below are simple definitions to seven of the "s" English language verbs used in the puzzle above:

• sally 1. To set out on a journey, or excursion. 2. To set out energetically. 3. To rush out suddenly. Antonym: retreat. Synonyms and similar words: attack, charge, go out, go forth, set out, strike, venture forth. [Derived from Old French, from Latin salire "to leap".]
• sashay 1. Move sideways. Synonym: sidle. 2. To walk in a way that is intended to attract attention, or in an attempt to impress others. Synonyms and similar words: flounce, prance, strut, sway, swagger. 3. To perform a sequence of dance steps in square dancing. 4. Perform a chasse step in ballet. (In ballet, chasse are quick gliding steps with one foot always leading.) [Derived from an alteration of the French word chasse "chasing, chase; a dance step".]
• saunter 1. To walk at an easy unhurried pace. 2. Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim. Antonym: hurry. Synonyms and similar words: amble, meander, mosey, promenade, ramble, stroll, walk, wander. [Derived from Middle English santren "to muse, meditate".]
• scarper 1. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. 2. To leave quickly; the opposite of stand your ground. Synonyms and similar words and phrases: bolt, break away, escape, fly the coop, get away, flee, head for the hills, hightail, run off, take to the woods, turn tail. [Precise orgin of this word in unknown.]
• schmooze 1. To chat socially and agreeably. 2. Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way. 3. To talk persuasively to somebody, often to gain personal advantage. Synonyms and similar words: banter, chat, chew the fat, chitchat, chatter, converse, gossip, jawbone, socialize, talk, yak.
• scintillate 1. Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity. 2. To give off or reflect light in sparks or flashes. 3. To be very lively, exciting, and entertaining, especially by saying brilliantly clever or witty things. 4. PHYSICS To produce sparks of light when hit by particles or photons. 5. Reflect brightly. 6. Give off. Synonyms and similar words: charm, bewitch, dazzle, glitter, flash, sparkle, twinkle, shine. [Derived from the Latin scintilla "spark".]
• souse 1. To drench or soak. Synonyms and similar words: drench, dunk, douse, submerge, sink, steep, soak, immerse, saturate. 2. To plunge into liquid. 3. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto. 4. Cook in a marinade. 5. To pickle something in vinegar or brine in order to preserve it. Synonyms: marinade, pickle, preserve, steep. 6. SLANG To make someone intoxicated. [Derived from Old French, from Old High German sulza "brine".]

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