Memory Game Descriptive VerbsOnline version Verbs that make narratives sound more dramatic by Viviana Leon DIVE: To jump into water with your head and arms going in first. DEMOLISH: To pull or knock down a building. STRIKE: To hit somebody /something hard or with force. GRAB: To take something quickly, especially because you are in a hurry. FLEE: To leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger. SMASH: To break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces. SCREAM: To shout in a loud, high voice because of fear, anger, etc. (Synonym: YELL)