Thesaurus results for EMOTE

emote

verb

Definition of emote

as in to drool

to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way He stood on the stage, emoting and gesturing wildly.

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Recent Examples of emote Statham has no intention of delivering more than the minimum of dialogue, let alone emoting. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Shyamalan proves unafraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, prompting his actors to emote with a raw vulnerability that’s rare in contemporary thrillers. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 Despite the high tech projections and precise lighting and sound effects and the whole thing about people turning into rhinoceri, this a wondrously theatrical production, based on real people talking and emoting and screaming and waving their arms about. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026 The look in Heat games often is significantly different than the look projected while playing for the Serbian national team, when confidence consistently is emoted. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emote

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Mix these finds into your work wardrobe or your off-duty ensembles—they’re versatile enough to do it all, and the festive palette is worth drooling over.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
There was one of Melissa Gorga’s sprinkle cookies ground into the carpet, and there was Kelsey Swanson, passed out under the piano and drooling on the parquet.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of drool

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For other competitors in the accessible luxury market, Longchamp offers a valuable case study in bucking the trend of excessively fawning Gen Z content, at a time when luxury is at risk of losing its hold on youth culture.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
There was fawning coverage in international news outlets, and Bette Midler even wrote an entire mandarin duck picture book.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fawn

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Perhaps only a pedant—or a hypocrite—would fuss about that kind of imprecision.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
If the offensive line’s healthy again, RB Saquon Barkley will ramble again, broadening QB Jalen Hurts’ margin for error and being fussed at by the coaching staff.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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