emote

verb

Definition of emotenext
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 According to the outlet, Lawrence does get Botox (but doesn't get fillers) and understands the implications injectables in her forehead might have on her acting and her ability to emote. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 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 Beyond motion imitation, LinkCraft adds a Voice Performance feature that enables robots to speak and emote naturally. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emote
  1. drool
  2. fawn
  3. fuss
Verb
  • Isaacs said the symptoms of heat stress or heat stroke include excessive panting, drooling, vomiting, seizures or collapse.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
Definition of drool
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  • But the food justified every rave review, hour-long wait for a table, and fawning Instagram image.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • There were no megastars to fawn over.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of fawn
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  • Yes, teaching by example is often a better way of handling a challenge than fussing about it.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • No need to fuss-up something that's just as delicious prepared simply.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Definition of fuss

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