Phrasal Verbs Starting with "W"
55 entries
- wade in To intervene forcefully
- wade through To progress slowly through something tedious
- waffle on To talk vaguely or at length
- wait around To stay in a place waiting
- wait out To wait for something to pass
- wait up To stay awake waiting or to slow down
- wake up To stop sleeping
- walk out on To abandon someone suddenly
- waltz in To enter casually without permission
- wander around To walk without a specific destination
- wander off To walk away without direction or purpose
- ward off To prevent something harmful
- warm to To begin to like someone or something
- warm up To prepare for exercise; to become friendlier
- warm up to To gradually start to like someone
- wash up To wash the dishes (British) or wash hands/face (American)
- water down To dilute; to make less strong or effective
- wave off To wave goodbye as someone leaves
- wear down To gradually weaken or erode
- wear off To gradually diminish in effect
- wear out To become unusable through use; to exhaust
- weather through To survive a difficult period
- weed out To remove unwanted elements
- weigh down To burden emotionally
- weigh in To give an opinion in a discussion
- weigh up To assess or consider carefully
- well up To rise to the surface (tears or emotions)
- while away To pass time in a leisurely way
- whip into shape To improve something or someone through discipline
- whip up To make something quickly; to stir up emotions
- whittle away To gradually reduce or spend time
- whittle down To gradually reduce in size or number
- whizz by To pass very quickly
- win over To persuade someone to support or like you
- wind down To gradually come to an end or relax
- wind up To make someone angry or annoyed (British)
- wind up To end up in a particular situation or place
- wipe down To clean surfaces by wiping
- wipe out To completely destroy or eliminate
- wise up To become aware of the truth
- wolf down To eat very quickly
- work out To exercise
- work out To develop or devise a plan; to calculate
- work out To have a successful result
- work out To figure out a solution
- work through To deal with problems systematically
- work up To gradually develop a strong emotion
- work up to To prepare gradually for something difficult
- wrap up To finish or conclude something
- wrestle with To struggle with something difficult
- wriggle out of To avoid responsibility through cunning
- write back To reply in writing
- write off To cancel a debt; to damage beyond repair
- write off To abandon as a loss
- write up To write a full account of something