Verbs That Start With G

95 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These verbs that start with G come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 95 verbs starting with G on this page. The 95 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

G has 95 verbs, and get, go and give are among the busiest verbs in English. They are also irregular, so this page doubles as a grammar check.

Growing and gathering verbs make a nice theme: grow, gather, gain and generate. Greet and glow are short, pleasant words for young readers. Guarantee and graduate are longer spelling challenges, with the silent u in guarantee catching many people out.

Verbs starting with G: 95
Most used: get
Longest common one: guarantee 9 letters

Most common verbs that start with G

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	get	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract	verb
2	go	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically	verb
3	give	cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense	verb
4	getting	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract	verb
5	guess	expect, believe, or suppose	verb
6	grow	pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become	verb
7	gain	obtain	verb
8	guide	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling	verb
9	grant	let have	verb
10	grab	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of	verb
11	graduate	receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies	verb
12	gear	set the level or character of	verb
13	guarantee	give surety or assume responsibility	verb
14	gather	assemble or get together	verb
15	generate	bring into existence	verb
16	grip	hold fast or firmly	verb
17	gauge	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)	verb
18	grasp	hold firmly	verb
19	grind	press or grind with a crushing noise	verb
20	glance	throw a glance at; take a brief look at	verb
21	glow	emit a steady even light without flames	verb
22	glue	join or attach with or as if with glue	verb
23	gamble	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	verb
24	gore	wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument	verb
25	greet	express greetings upon meeting someone	verb
26	gaze	look at with fixed eyes	verb
27	govern	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations	verb
28	groom	educate for a future role or function	verb
29	grin	to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl	verb
30	glitter	be shiny, as if wet	verb
31	garner	acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions	verb
32	grazing	feed as in a meadow or pasture	verb
33	garland	adorn with bands of flowers or leaves	verb
34	gasp	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted	verb
35	grooming	educate for a future role or function	verb
36	gorge	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself	verb
37	glare	look at with a fixed gaze	verb
38	giggle	laugh nervously	verb
39	glide	move smoothly and effortlessly	verb
40	grieve	feel grief	verb
41	glaze	coat with a glaze	verb
42	grounding	fix firmly and stably	verb
43	grunt	issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise	verb
44	gliding	move smoothly and effortlessly	verb
45	grilling	cook over a grill	verb
46	growl	to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds	verb
47	grapple	come to terms with	verb
48	groan	indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure	verb
49	glorify	praise, glorify, or honor	verb
50	gallop	ride at a galloping pace	verb
51	graze	feed as in a meadow or pasture	verb
52	gull	make a fool or dupe of	verb
53	goof	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake	verb
54	gleam	be shiny, as if wet	verb
55	gulp	to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught	verb
56	generalize	draw from specific cases for more general cases	verb
57	gash	cut open	verb
58	gravitate	move toward	verb
59	gobble	eat hastily without proper chewing	verb
60	gush	gush forth in a sudden stream or jet	verb
61	glut	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself	verb
62	geyser	to overflow like a geyser	verb
63	grumble	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude	verb
64	gossiping	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies	verb
65	grafting	cause to grow together parts from different plants	verb
66	glean	gather, as of natural products	verb
67	gouge	force with the thumb	verb
68	glint	be shiny, as if wet	verb
69	gloating	dwell on with satisfaction	verb
70	goad	give heart or courage to	verb
71	germinate	produce buds, branches, or germinate	verb
72	gloat	dwell on with satisfaction	verb
73	grimace	contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state	verb
74	gnaw	bite or chew on with the teeth	verb
75	gape	look with amazement; look stupidly	verb
76	gripes	complain	verb
77	goring	wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument	verb
78	grooving	make a groove in, or provide with a groove	verb
79	gild	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold	verb
80	goggle	look with amazement; look stupidly	verb
81	griping	complain	verb
82	gawk	look with amazement; look stupidly	verb
83	galvanize	to stimulate to action	verb
84	gratify	make happy or satisfied	verb
85	grovel	show submission or fear	verb
86	glisten	be shiny, as if wet	verb
87	goading	give heart or courage to	verb
88	generalise	speak or write in generalities	verb
89	gird	prepare oneself for a military confrontation	verb
90	gladden	make glad or happy	verb
91	guzzle	drink greedily or as if with great thirst	verb
92	gurgle	flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise	verb
93	geld	cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)	verb
94	glug	make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle	verb
95	gnash	grind together, of teeth	verb

Positive verbs that start with G

gain
guarantee
glow
grin
glitter
glorify
gush
gratify
glisten
gladden

Short verbs that start with G

get
go
give
guess
grow
gain
guide
grant
grab
gear
grip
gauge
grasp
grind
glow
glue
gore
greet
gaze
groom
grin
gasp
gorge
glare
glide
glaze
grunt
growl
groan
graze
gull
goof
gleam
gulp
gash
gush

Long verbs that start with G

generalize

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Questions people ask

How many verbs start with G?

This list has 95 verbs starting with G, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common verbs that start with G?

get, go, give, getting, guess, grow, gain, guide are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long verbs that start with G?

guarantee, grounding, generalize, gravitate, gossiping.

What are easy verbs that start with G for kids?

get, go, give, guess, grow, gain are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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