•January 31, 2024•

Recently I wrote about animal names that also can be used as verbs. Merriam-Webster came up with a list of nine: ferret, fox, ape, parrot, weasel, rat, badger, snipe and squirrel.

I came up with seven more without giving it more than a moment’s thought: bat, cat, snake, buffalo, mouse, goose, worm and fly.

I asked you for your thoughts, partly to see if any of you were still reading and partly to prove a point.

“Nothing to crow about, but I thought of a few animal verbs: horse or monkey (with ‘around’), skunk, hog, bear, yak and seal,” wrote Gerry McGovern.

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