French verbs that start with the letter B

Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “B”:

List of French verbs starting with B

  • babiller: to babble
  • bachoter: to cram (study)
  • badger: to clock in
  • badigeonner: to coat
  • badiner: to joke
  • bafouer: to ridicule
  • bafouiller: to stammer
  • bagarrer: to fight
  • baguenauder: to wander aimlessly
  • baguer: to ring (birds)
  • baigner: to bathe
  • baiser: to kiss
  • baisser: to lower
  • balader: to stroll
  • balafrer: to slash
  • balancer: to balance
  • balayer: to sweep
  • balbutier: to stammer
  • baliser: to mark out
  • balkaniser: to balkanize
  • ballonner: to inflate
  • ballotter: to toss around
  • bambocher: to party
  • banaliser: to trivialize
  • bander: to bandage
  • bannir: to banish
  • banquer: to bank
  • baptiser: to baptize
  • baragouiner: to jabber
  • baratiner: to sweet-talk
  • barber: to bore
  • barboter: to splash around
  • barbouiller: to smear
  • barder: to cover
  • barioler: to streak with colors
  • barrer: to block
  • barricader: to barricade
  • barrir: to trumpet (elephants)
  • basculer: to topple
  • baser: to base
  • bassiner: to water
  • baster: to give up
  • bastonner: to beat up
  • batailler: to battle
  • batifoler: to frolic
  • battre: to beat
  • bavarder: to chat
  • bavasser: to gossip
  • baver: to drool
  • bayer: to gape
  • bazarder: to get rid of
  • bâcher: to cover
  • bâcler: to botch
  • bâfrer: to stuff oneself
  • bâiller: to yawn
  • bâillonner: to gag
  • bâtarder: to degenerate
  • bâter: to saddle
  • bâtir: to build
  • becqueter: to peck
  • becter: to eat
  • bedonner: to get a belly
  • bercer: to rock (cradle)
  • berner: to deceive
  • beugler: to bellow
  • beurrer: to butter
  • béatifier: to beatify
  • bécoter: to kiss
  • béer: to gape
  • bégayer: to stutter
  • bémoliser: to soften
  • bénir: to bless
  • bénéficier: to benefit
  • béquiller: to crutch
  • bétonner: to concrete
  • bêcher: to dig
  • bêler: to bleat
  • bêtifier: to become silly
  • biaiser: to dodge
  • biberonner: to bottle-feed
  • bicher: to be pleased
  • bichonner: to pamper
  • bidonner: to burst out laughing
  • bidouiller: to tinker
  • biffer: to cross out
  • bifurquer: to fork
  • bigler: to squint
  • biler: to worry
  • biner: to hoe
  • biodégrader: to biodegrade
  • biologiser: to apply biology
  • biper: to beep
  • biseauter: to bevel
  • bisquer: to get upset
  • bisser: to encore
  • bitumer: to tar
  • biturer: to get drunk
  • bivouaquer: to bivouac
  • bizuter: to haze
  • blablater: to chatter
  • blackbouler: to blackball
  • blaguer: to joke
  • blairer: to stand (someone)
  • blanchir: to whiten
  • blaser: to bore
  • blasphémer: to blaspheme
  • blatérer: to bleat
  • blesser: to hurt
  • bleuir: to turn blue
  • blinder: to armor
  • bloguer: to blog
  • blondir: to become blonde
  • bloquer: to block
  • blottir: to snuggle
  • blouser: to outwit
  • bluffer: to bluff
  • bluter: to sift
  • blâmer: to blame
  • blêmir: to turn pale
  • bobiner: to wind
  • boire: to drink
  • boiser: to wood
  • boiter: to limp
  • boitiller: to hobble
  • bombarder: to bombard
  • bomber: to bomb
  • bondir: to leap
  • bonifier: to improve
  • booster: to boost
  • booter: to boot up
  • border: to tuck in
  • borner: to limit
  • bosseler: to dent
  • bosser: to work
  • botter: to boot
  • boucaner: to smoke (meat)
  • boucher: to block
  • bouchonner: to cork
  • boucler: to loop
  • bouder: to sulk
  • boudiner: to stuff (sausage)
  • bouffer: to eat
  • bouffir: to swell
  • bouger: to move
  • bougonner: to grumble
  • bouillir: to boil
  • bouillonner: to bubble
  • bouler: to roll
  • bouleverser: to upset
  • boulonner: to bolt
  • boulotter: to munch
  • boumer: to boom
  • bouquiner: to read
  • bourdonner: to buzz
  • bourgeonner: to bud
  • bourlinguer: to roam
  • bourreler: to torment
  • bourrer: to stuff
  • boursicoter: to dabble in stocks
  • boursoufler: to puff up
  • bousculer: to jostle
  • bousiller: to wreck
  • bouter: to drive out
  • boutonner: to button
  • bouturer: to propagate
  • boxer: to box
  • boycotter: to boycott
  • braconner: to poach
  • brader: to sell off
  • brailler: to yell
  • braire: to bray
  • braiser: to braise
  • bramer: to bellow
  • brancher: to plug in
  • brandir: to brandish
  • branler: to wobble
  • braquer: to point (a weapon)
  • brasser: to brew
  • braver: to defy
  • bredouiller: to mumble
  • breveter: to patent
  • bricoler: to tinker
  • brider: to bridle
  • briefer: to brief
  • briguer: to seek
  • briller: to shine
  • brimer: to bully
  • bringuebaler: to shake
  • brinquebaler: to wobble
  • briquer: to polish
  • briser: to break
  • brocarder: to mock
  • brocher: to stitch
  • broder: to embroider
  • broncher: to stumble
  • bronzer: to tan
  • brosser: to brush
  • brouetter: to wheel
  • brouiller: to scramble
  • brouter: to graze
  • broyer: to crush
  • bruiner: to drizzle
  • bruire: to rustle
  • brunir: to brown
  • brusquer: to rush
  • brutaliser: to brutalize
  • brûler: to burn
  • budgétiser: to budget
  • buller: to loaf
  • buter: to stumble
  • butiner: to gather nectar
  • butter: to mound (earth)
  • bûcher: to cram (study)