Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “S”:
List of French verbs starting with S
- sabler: to sand
- saborder: to scuttle
- saboter: to sabotage
- sabrer: to cut down
- saccager: to ransack
- sacquer: to sack (dismiss)
- sacraliser: to make sacred
- sacrer: to crown
- sacrifier: to sacrifice
- saigner: to bleed
- saillir: to protrude
- saisir: to seize
- saler: to salt
- salir: to dirty
- saliver: to salivate
- saloper: to botch
- saluer: to greet
- sanctifier: to sanctify
- sanctionner: to sanction
- sangler: to strap
- sangloter: to sob
- saper: to undermine
- saponifier: to saponify
- sarcler: to weed
- sasser: to sift
- satelliser: to satellize
- satiner: to polish
- satisfaire: to satisfy
- saturer: to saturate
- saucer: to soak up sauce
- saucissonner: to divide up
- saupoudrer: to sprinkle
- sauter: to jump
- sautiller: to hop
- sauvegarder: to save
- sauver: to save
- savoir: to know
- savonner: to soap
- savourer: to savor
- scalper: to scalp
- scandaliser: to scandalize
- scander: to chant
- scanner: to scan
- scarifier: to scarify
- sceller: to seal
- schlinguer: to stink
- schématiser: to outline
- scier: to saw
- scinder: to split
- scintiller: to sparkle
- scléroser: to sclerose
- scolariser: to enroll in school
- scotcher: to tape
- scratcher: to scratch (as in DJing)
- scruter: to scrutinize
- sculpter: to sculpt
- seconder: to assist
- secouer: to shake
- secourir: to rescue
- sectionner: to cut
- sectoriser: to sectorize
- segmenter: to segment
- seller: to saddle
- sembler: to seem
- semer: to sow
- sensibiliser: to raise awareness
- sentir: to feel, to smell
- seoir: to suit
- septupler: to increase sevenfold
- seriner: to repeat endlessly
- sermonner: to lecture
- serpenter: to snake
- serrer: to tighten
- sertir: to crimp
- servir: to serve
- sevrer: to wean
- sextupler: to increase sixfold
- sécher: to dry
- sécréter: to secrete
- séculariser: to secularize
- sécuriser: to secure
- sédentariser: to settle
- séduire: to seduce
- séjourner: to stay
- sélectionner: to select
- séparer: to separate
- séquestrer: to sequestrate
- série: to sort
- sévir: to crack down
- shampouiner: to shampoo
- shooter: to shoot
- sidérer: to astonish
- siffler: to whistle
- siffloter: to hum
- signaler: to signal
- signaler: to inform
- signer: to sign
- signifier: to signify
- sillonner: to crisscross
- simplifier: to simplify
- simuler: to simulate
- singer: to mimic
- singulariser: to distinguish
- siphonner: to siphon
- siroter: to sip
- situer: to situate
- siéger: to sit (on a council)
- skier: to ski
- slalomer: to slalom
- slamer: to perform slam poetry
- smasher: to smash
- snifer: to sniff (informal)
- sniffer: to sniff
- snober: to snub
- socialiser: to socialize
- sodomiser: to sodomize
- soigner: to treat (medically)
- solder: to sell off
- solenniser: to solemnize
- solfier: to sing notes
- solidariser: to unite
- solidifier: to solidify
- soliloquer: to soliloquize
- solliciter: to solicit
- solubiliser: to solubilize
- solutionner: to solve
- somatiser: to somatize
- sombrer: to sink
- sommeiller: to nap
- sommer: to summon
- somnoler: to doze
- sonder: to probe
- songer: to think about
- sonner: to ring
- sonoriser: to add sound
- sophistiquer: to sophisticate
- sortir: to go out
- soucier: to worry
- souder: to weld
- soudoyer: to bribe
- souffler: to blow
- souffleter: to slap
- souffrir: to suffer
- soufrer: to sulfurize
- souhaiter: to wish
- souiller: to soil
- soulager: to relieve
- soulever: to lift
- souligner: to underline
- soumettre: to submit
- soumissionner: to tender
- souper: to have supper
- soupeser: to weigh
- soupirer: to sigh
- soupçonner: to suspect
- souquer: to tighten
- sourciller: to frown
- sourdre: to surge up
- sourire: to smile
- sous-entendre: to imply
- sous-estimer: to underestimate
- sous-exposer: to underexpose
- sous-louer: to sublet
- sous-payer: to underpay
- sous-tendre: to underlie
- sous-titrer: to subtitle
- sous-traiter: to subcontract
- sous-virer: to understeer
- sous-évaluer: to undervalue
- souscrire: to subscribe
- soustraire: to subtract
- soutenir: to support
- soutirer: to extract
- souvenir: to remember
- soviétiser: to Sovietize
- soûler: to get drunk
- speeder: to hurry (informal)
- spiritualiser: to spiritualize
- spolier: to dispossess
- sponsoriser: to sponsor
- sprinter: to sprint
- spécialiser: to specialize
- spécifier: to specify
- spéculer: to speculate
- squatter: to squat
- stabiliser: to stabilize
- stagner: to stagnate
- standardiser: to standardize
- stationner: to park
- statuer: to rule
- statufier: to make into a statue
- stigmatiser: to stigmatize
- stimuler: to stimulate
- stipendier: to subsidize
- stipuler: to stipulate
- stocker: to stock
- stopper: to stop
- stresser: to stress
- striduler: to chirp
- strier: to streak
- structurer: to structure
- stupéfier: to amaze
- styliser: to stylize
- sténographier: to stenograph
- stériliser: to sterilize
- subdiviser: to subdivide
- subir: to undergo
- subjuguer: to subjugate
- sublimer: to sublimate
- submerger: to overwhelm
- subodorer: to suspect
- subordonner: to subordinate
- suborner: to bribe (witnesses)
- subsister: to subsist
- substituer: to substitute
- subtiliser: to steal
- subvenir: to provide for
- subventionner: to subsidize
- succomber: to succumb
- succéder: to succeed (follow)
- sucer: to suck
- sucrer: to sweeten
- suer: to sweat
- suffire: to suffice
- suffoquer: to suffocate
- suggérer: to suggest
- suicider: to commit suicide
- suinter: to ooze
- suivre: to follow
- sulfater: to spray (chemicals)
- superposer: to superimpose
- superviser: to supervise
- supplanter: to supplant
- supplicier: to execute
- supplier: to beg
- suppléer: to make up for
- supplémenter: to supplement
- supporter: to tolerate
- supposer: to suppose
- supprimer: to delete
- suppurer: to fester
- supputer: to estimate
- surabonder: to be in abundance
- surajouter: to add more
- suralimenter: to overfeed
- surcharger: to overload
- surchauffer: to overheat
- surclasser: to outperform
- surenchérir: to overbid
- surestimer: to overestimate
- surexciter: to overexcite
- surexploiter: to overexploit
- surexposer: to overexpose
- surfer: to surf
- surfile: to overlock (sewing)
- surgeler: to deep-freeze
- surgir: to appear suddenly
- surimposer: to overtax
- surir: to sour
- surligner: to highlight
- surmener: to overwork
- surmonter: to overcome
- surnager: to stay afloat
- surnommer: to nickname
- surpasser: to surpass
- surpayer: to overpay
- surplomber: to overhang
- surprendre: to surprise
- surprotéger: to overprotect
- sursauter: to jump (from surprise)
- surseoir: to postpone
- surtaxer: to overtax
- surveiller: to monitor
- survenir: to occur
- survirer: to oversteer
- survivre: to survive
- survoler: to fly over
- survolter: to overexcite
- surélever: to raise
- suréquiper: to over-equip
- surévaluer: to overestimate
- susciter: to provoke
- suspecter: to suspect
- suspendre: to suspend
- sustenter: to sustain
- susurrer: to whisper
- suturer: to stitch up
- suçoter: to suck gently
- swinguer: to swing
- symboliser: to symbolize
- sympathiser: to sympathize
- synchroniser: to synchronize
- syndiquer: to unionize
- synthétiser: to synthesize
- systématiser: to systematize