Joined: Nov 20, 2003 Posts: 5275 Location: Near DC, in Virginia
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: Collection of language tips
This was somethign started by member Cyronus in hopes of helping those that are not native speaking, or perhaps just with a smaller vocabulary, to broaden their emoting range in game.
Cyronus wrote:
Face:
Smirk - An affected, often offensively self-satisfied smile.
Sneer - A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.
Frown - To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
grin - To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
cracks a smile - a smile that slowly appears
bares teeth - to show your teeth the way a growling animal would
furrows brow - a wrinkled forehead beam - to smile with joy wince - tightly shut eyes and squished or pinched face (sometimes in pain)
Looks:
peer - To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.
scowl - A look of anger or frowning disapproval.
glance - A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast. gaze - To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
stare - To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes. glare - to stare angrily or fiercely
gawk - stare stupidly
gape - to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder
gaze - to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
watch - to look at and study (nuetral expression)
ogles - to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
Breathing:
Yawn - To open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom.
Gasp - To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
Sigh - To exhale audibly in a long deep breath, as in weariness or relief.
Pant - To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion
laboured breathing - to have difficulty breathing
Laughter:
Chuckle - A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.
Giggle - To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner. (Tihihihi)
Snicker - To utter a partly stifled laugh.
gniffle A nasal giggle
cackle A high chuckle like old women tend to use
evil cackle A cackle so fearsome that only Aspera can use it
Body:
Wince - A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.
Shrug - To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
Other:
Gesture - A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.
Motion - To signal by making a gesture: motioned to her to enter. Mutter - To speak indistinctly in low tones.
Mumble - To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
Fumble - To touch or handle nervously or idly.
Rummage - To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.
Shift - To change position, direction, place, or form.
Abell wrote:
Snicker: intr.v To utter a partly stifled laugh.
n A snide, slightly stifled laugh.
Kerby wrote:
grin - smiling wide but not showing teeth cracks a smile - a smile that slowly appears
bares teeth - to show your teeth the way a growling animal would
furrows brow - a wrinkled forehead glare - to stare angrily or fiercely
gawk - stare stupidly
gape - to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder
gaze - to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
watch - to look at and study (nuetral expression)
ogles - to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
beam - to smile with joy frown - smirk - laboured breathing - to have difficulty breathing
wince - tightly shut eyes and squished or pinched face (sometimes in pain)
RibBurger wrote:
grin
v. grinned, grin·ning, grins
v. intr.To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion
grin
\Grin\, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. --I. Watts.
He showed twenty teeth at a grin. --Addison.
Well anyhoo here is what dictionary.com said about grinning
Darc wrote:
gniffle A nasal giggle
cackle A high chuckle like old women tend to use
evil cackle A cackle so fearsome that only Aspera can use it
Nightsblood wrote:
You've got gaze in twice....
Other Laughs
::snort:: a short nasal barking laugh often used in derision
::chortle:: a soft rather deep laugh - think santa claus's ho-ho-ho
::snigger:: a british snicker
::guffaws:: an uncontrollable bout of laughter
::Titters :: an almost childlike snicker
Nerialka wrote:
Fiddle (with)
to make restless or aimless movements with the hands
Grumble
to utter (complaints) in a nagging or discontented way
to make low dull rumbling sounds
Choke
to have trouble or fail in breathing, swallowing, or speaking
Kanen_Hightower wrote:
*folds arms* or *crosses arms* Cross your arms across your chest.
*winks* Close one eye then open it - it can mean many things...
*smiles playfully* *smiles brightly* *half-smile* *charming smile* etc. etc. showing you can use an adverb/adjective on the action to make it more specific..
Zyphlin wrote:
Arches a brow - raising a eyebrow, typicially with interest or scrutiny
Waggles his brows - Moving your eyebrows up and down quickly, this is tend to be done by foolish fat multicolored gnomes
Wink - almong other things can tend to give show jest after a statement
Nerialka wrote:
*blinks* closing and immediately reopening (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily
Cyronus wrote:
Cyronus wrote:
Adjectives/Adverbs coming soon .
Ok, ok.. I'll add some evil ones for starters:
Malicious - Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip
mischievous - naughtily or annoyingly playful
vicious - Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved.
chill - Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception.
cold - Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod
spiteful - showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
disapproving - To refuse to approve; reject.
And thank you all for the good response.
Nightsblood wrote:
Sadness
::Cries:: makes tears to fall from the eyes
I have listed the others in terms of what I think is their intensity
::sniffles:: short nasal intakes of air usually at the beginning or end of a crying event
::snivels:: something akin to sniffling often indicating subservience or fear
::whimpers:: slightly more intense snivelling more usually indicating fear or pain
::blubbers:: crying with regular short spaced intakes of breath
::weeps:: usually used for sadness at a loss..often with the face covered by hands
::sobs:: weeping accompanied by short stops as breath is intaken sharply
::wails:: uncontrollable sobbing accompanied by agonized "whaaaaa" sounds
::bawls:: a long drawn out "whaaaaa" usually before subsiding into sobbing or wailing
Nightsblood wrote:
Not sure what you mean about actions but here are some suggestions
::dons armour:: a deliberate putting on of armour using an old style verb
::puts on armour:: the simplest way
::gets into armour:: another simple way of describing the action
::armours up:: a more modern way of saying the action
::secures armour:: armour was usually fastened in place
::fastens armour:: alternative to above
::straps up armour:: the fastening of armour was sometimes achieved by straps
::belts on armour:: or belts…
::buckles up armour:: or buckles.
::sloughs armour:: to drop armour off the body –using an old fashioned verb
::casts off armour :: again implies the armour is dropped rather than taken off
::sheds armour:: implies that the armour is not only dropped but forgotten about
::lays aside armour:: implies that more care is taken in taking off the armour
::discards armour:: implies that the armour is ignored after being taken off
::throws off armour :: implies some haste in the process of disarmouring
::disarmours:: again a more modern way of expressing the action
::takes off armour:: probably the simplest way
: doffs armour:: can imply some honour and care taken in the process of disarmouring
::unfastens armour:: armour was usually fastened into place
:: unbelts armour:: sometimes by belts
::unbuckles armour:: …..or buckles
::unstraps armour:: or straps
::grips weapon :: to hold a weapon tightly
::grasps weapon:: usually describes a quick careless attempt at getting a weapon
::clenches weapon:: to hold a weapon very tightly
::clutches weapon:: usually implies some awkwardness in the way the weapon is grasped
::snatches weapon:: a very quick attempt to get a weapon implying some urgency in the action
::plucks weapon:: implies some care is taken in making an accurate attempt
::pulls weapon:: possibly the simplest description of getting a weapon
::siezes weapon:: implies some force and haste is used in getting the weapon
::wrenches weapon:: implies a strong force is used in getting the weapon
::grabs weapon:: a simple way of getting a weapon
::clasps weapon:: again implies the weapon is tightly held
::brandishes weapon:: implies the weapon is shown to the opponent with some force or anger
::flourishes weapon:: implies a show is made of getting the weapon
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Forum FAQ
Search
Usergroups
Profile
Log in
. 
