3. Emoting Language Tips

Emoting Language Tips


  • 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


  • Snicker is added 😉 Along with some looks.

  • U

    I still maintain that all non-native english speakers are heretics. shouted from the top of an Immolator And furthermore, Linah can't click kill me because I've got magiaaaaaaaaargh

  • T

    Now that is funny! Great idea Cryonus…might even help us English speakers 😉


  • A

    Snicker: intr.v To utter a partly stifled laugh.
    n A snide, slightly stifled laugh.

    Just for you X-Kalibur 🙂

    The End. Wynn. Xxx


  • Face:

    Smirk - An affected, often offensively self-satisfied smile.
    Sneer - A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.
    Frown - To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.

    grin - To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.
    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:
    beam - to smile with joy :mrgreen:
    wince - tightly shut eyes and squished or pinched face (sometimes in pain) :x

    Looks:

    peer - To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.
    scowl - A look of anger or frowning disapproval.
    glance - A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
    gaze - To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
    stare - To look at directly and fixedly: stared him in the eyes.
    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

    Breathing:

    Yawn - To open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom.
    Gasp - To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
    Sigh - To exhale audibly in a long deep breath, as in weariness or relief.
    Pant - To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion
    laboured breathing - to have difficulty breathing

    Laughter:

    Chuckle - A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.
    Giggle - To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner. (Tihihihi)
    Snicker - To utter a partly stifled laugh.
    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

    Body:

    Wince - A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.
    Shrug - To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.

    Other:

    Gesture - A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.
    Motion - To signal by making a gesture: motioned to her to enter.
    Mutter - To speak indistinctly in low tones.
    Mumble - To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
    Fumble - To touch or handle nervously or idly.
    Rummage - To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.
    Shift - To change position, direction, place, or form.