50 Verbs that Start with W

A verb is a word that denotes an action or a state. Every verb has five forms: present form, past form, past participle form, present participle form, and third-person singular form. This post includes 50 Verbs that Start with W. So, let’s begin:

Verbs that start with W
Verbs that start with W

A verb is an essential element in a sentence as without a verb, there can be no sentence. In this article, I have included the most commonly used verbs starting with W.

Verbs starting with W
Verbs starting with W

Examples of Action Verbs:

Run, walk, play, come, go, etc.

Examples of State Verbs:

Sleep, hear, see, own, possess, taste, etc.

State of Being Verbs and Action Verbs
State of Being Verbs and Action Verbs

Here is a list of 50 verbs that start with W:

No

Present Form

Past Form

Past Participle Form

Present Participle Form

3rd Person Singular Form

1 Win Won Won Winning Wins
2 Wed Wedded Wedded Wedding Weds
3 Woo Wooed Wooed Wooing Woos
4 Wrap Wrapped Wrapped Wrapping Wraps
5 Warn Warned Warned Warning Warns
6 Wipe Wiped Wiped Wiping Wipes
7 Wink Winked Winked Winking Winks
8 Will Willed Willed Willing Wills
9 Whip Whipped Whipped Whipping Whips
10 Weep Wept Wept Weeping Weeps
11 Wear Wore Worn Wearing Wears
12 Wait Waited Waited Waiting Waits
13 Wave Waved Waved Waving Waves
14 Wage Waged Waged Waging Wages
15 Wake Woke Waken Waking Wakes
16 Wail Wailed Wailed Wailing Wails
17 Walk Walked Walked Walking Walks
18 Wire Wired Wired Wiring Wires
19 Want Wanted Wanted Wanting Wants
20 Wish Wished Wished Wishing Wishes
21 Wale Waled Waled Waling Wales
22 Work Worked Worked Working Works
23 Wash Washed Washed Washing Washes
24 Wager Wagered Wagered Wagering Wagers
25 Water Watered Watered Watering Waters
26 Waste Wasted Wasted Wasting Wastes
27 Watch Watched Watched Watching Watches
28 Weaken Weakened Weakened Weakening Weakens
29 Weave Weaved Weaved Weaving Weaves
30 Weigh Weighed Weighed Weighing Weighs
31 Widen Widened Widened Widening Widens
32 Whiten Whitened Whitened Whitening Whitens
33 Wiggle Wiggled Wiggled Wiggling Wiggles
34 Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Withdrawing Withdraws
35 Wither Withered Withered Withering Withers
36 Withhold Withheld Withheld Withholding Withholds
37 Withstand Withstood Withstood Withstanding Withstands
38 Witness Witnessed Witnessed Witnessing Witnesses
39 Wonder Wondered Wondered Wondering Wonders
40 Wander Wandered Wandered Wandering Wanders
41 Welcome Welcomed Welcomed Welcoming Welcomes
42 Whine Whined Whined Whining Whines
43 Whisper Whispered Whispered Whispering Whispers
44 Whisk Whisked Whisked Whisking Whisks
45 Whack Whacked Whacked Whacking Whacks
46 Worry Worried Worried Worrying Worries
47 Wreak Wreaked Wreaked Wreaking Wreaks
48 Wrestle Wrestled Wrestled Wrestling Wrestles
49 Wring Wringed Wringed Wringing Wrings
50 Write Wrote Written Writing Writes

Frequently Asked Questions on Verbs with W:

Q1: What is an action verb?

Ans: An action verb is a verb that shows a physical action or activity.

Q2: What is a state verb?

Ans: A verb that shows a state of being or a condition.

Q3: What are some verbs starting with the letter w?

Ans: These are as follows:

  1. Win
  2. Wed
  3. Wait
  4. Wake
  5. Want
  6. Wish
  7. Wash
  8. Wear
  9. Whine
  10. Whack
  11. Waive
  12. Weave
  13. Watch
  14. Wreak
  15. Write

Q5: What are some verbs end with ing?

Ans: Verbs end with ing are as follows:

  1. Wearing
  2. Washing
  3. Waiting
  4. Wiring
  5. Winning
  6. Waking
  7. Walking
  8. Whining
  9. Wedding
  10. Wreaking

Q6: What are verbs with ing at the end?

Ans: The verbs that end with ing are known as present participles and their examples include winning, washing, wishing, watching, and wreaking.

Q7: Is is a verb?

Ans: Yes, is is a verb. It is called a linking verb or helping verb in English Grammar.

Q8: What are verbs with w?

Ans: Some verbs with w are: will, wait, wear, weave, whine, and wail.

Final Words:

This post gave a comprehensive list of verbs starting with ‘w’. It also provided the definitions and examples of actions and state verbs and mentioned some frequently asked questions related to the concept of verbs.

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