3. Emoting Language Tips

Emoting Language Tips

  • N

    Sadness

    ::Cries:: makes tears to fall from the eyes

    I have listed the others in terms of what I think is their intensity

    ::sniffles:: short nasal intakes of air usually at the beginning or end of a crying event

    ::snivels:: something akin to sniffling often indicating subservience or fear

    ::whimpers:: slightly more intense snivelling more usually indicating fear or pain

    ::blubbers:: crying with regular short spaced intakes of breath

    ::weeps:: usually used for sadness at a loss..often with the face covered by hands

    ::sobs:: weeping accompanied by short stops as breath is intaken sharply

    ::wails:: uncontrollable sobbing accompanied by agonized "whaaaaa" sounds

    ::bawls:: a long drawn out "whaaaaa" usually before subsiding into sobbing or wailing


  • It would be great too if one or more of the native speakers could make an addendum to this list to explain the most common context for each of these.


  • @fb937fa5fc=Cyronus:

    Adjectives/Adverbs coming soon :nod:.

    Ok, ok.. I'll add some evil ones for starters:

    Malicious - Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip

    mischievous - naughtily or annoyingly playful

    vicious - Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved.

    chill - Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception.

    cold - Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod

    spiteful - showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

    disapproving - To refuse to approve; reject.

    And thank you all for the good response.

  • N

    blinks closing and immediately reopening (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily


  • Arches a brow - raising a eyebrow, typicially with interest or scrutiny

    Waggles his brows - Moving your eyebrows up and down quickly, this is tend to be done by foolish fat multicolored gnomes

    Wink - almong other things can tend to give show jest after a statement


  • folds arms or crosses arms Cross your arms across your chest.

    winks Close one eye then open it - it can mean many things…

    smiles playfully smiles brightly half-smile charming smile etc. etc. showing you can use an adverb/adjective on the action to make it more specific..


  • Thankyou Cyronus.


  • cackle, chortle, crow, exult, guffaw, hee-haw, laugh, smile, snicker, snigger, sniggle, tehee, titter, frown, moue, mouth, mouthing, mug, scowl, smirk, sneer, wry face, guffaw, hee-haw, howl, roar, scream, shout, shriek, simper, snort, split, whizgigging, whoop, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, mock, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, sneeze at, sniff at, swipe, taunt, travesty, twit, underrate.

    All I could think of right now.. 😛

    fidget is my favourit

  • N

    Fiddle (with)
    to make restless or aimless movements with the hands

    Grumble
    to utter (complaints) in a nagging or discontented way
    to make low dull rumbling sounds

    Choke
    to have trouble or fail in breathing, swallowing, or speaking

  • N

    You've got gaze in twice…. 😉

    Other Laughs

    ::snort:: a short nasal barking laugh often used in derision
    ::chortle:: a soft rather deep laugh - think santa claus's ho-ho-ho
    ::snigger:: a british snicker
    ::guffaws:: an uncontrollable bout of laughter
    ::Titters :: an almost childlike snicker


  • Updated with the contributions from Kerby and Darc + some new words. Adjectives/Adverbs coming soon :nod:. And a plea to all you power-emoters out there. It would be great if you could provide some good tips. 🙂


  • Done


  • Great idea Cyronus! Can someone make this a sticky?


  • gniffle A nasal giggle
    cackle A high chuckle like old women tend to use
    evil cackle A cackle so fearsome that only Aspera can use it

  • R

    grin
    v. grinned, grin·ning, grins
    v. intr.To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion

    grin
    \Grin, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. –I. Watts.
    He showed twenty teeth at a grin. --Addison.

    Well anyhoo here is what dictionary.com said about grinning


  • I was always of the opinion that you can grin without showing any teeth.

  • R

    @29020815f2=wonderloss:

    Hmm . . . I always think of a grin as being "toothy".

    And right you are, the grin is toothy - you specifically bare your teeth when grinning.

  • N

    @66b61e69e2=Cyronus:

    As a norwegian, i have some troubles with making good emotes. And as mentioned somewhere else on this board, an emote like evil smile isn't as fun to read as ::Curls her upper lip into a malicious grin::

    Cryonus, what about us slow typers ? ::Curls his upper lip into a malicius grin:: isn't nearly as fun to type as ::smiles evilly::

    smiles evilly :twisted:

  • W

    Hmm . . . I always think of a grin as being "toothy".


  • grin - smiling wide but not showing teeth 🙂
    cracks a smile - a smile that slowly appears
    bares teeth - to show your teeth the way a growling animal would
    furrows brow - a wrinkled forehead :worry:
    glare - to stare angrily or fiercely
    gawk - stare stupidly
    gape - to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder
    gaze - to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
    watch - to look at and study (nuetral expression)
    ogles - to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
    beam - to smile with joy :mrgreen:
    frown - 😞
    smirk - :twisted:
    laboured breathing - to have difficulty breathing
    wince - tightly shut eyes and squished or pinched face (sometimes in pain) :x