strong verbs
/ˌstrɒŋ ˈvɜːrbz/
specific, vivid verbs that replace weak verb + adverb combinations
strong verbs in a sentence
“She sprinted. (Not: She ran quickly.) He muttered. (Not: He said quietly.)”
Origin of strong verbs
From the power of precise, muscular verbs
Related Words
nominalization
turning verbs into nouns, often weakening prose
expletive construction
'there is' or 'it is' constructions that delay the real subject
redundancy
unnecessary repetition of meaning
verbosity
using more words than necessary
hedging
qualifiers that weaken certainty unnecessarily
throat-clearing
unnecessary preamble before the main point