Thesaurus results for ENTHUSE

enthuse

verb

in-ˈthüz

Definition of enthuse

as in to drool

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car

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Recent Examples of enthuse Another possible challenge facing the Jayhawks is the late evening start in Salt Lake City (a 2 to 2 1/2 hour charter flight from Topeka) and a packed stadium full of fans enthused about Utah’s perfect start through four games. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 Like Stifel, Cantor and Oppenheimer analysts were both enthused with Azure's momentum and kept their buy-equivalent ratings on Microsoft. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Five o’clock Saturday, the Riverside Stadium and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is fist-pumping a half-bewildered but fully enthused home crowd. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 But some state party leaders aren’t enthused about the timing, cost and planning of the event. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enthuse

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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

Verb

After that, the NFL put out another video that showed Chiefs rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane raving about Kelce.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
The Canes also continue to try to flip several 2027 players, including linebacker Aston Whiteside, a Texas A&M commitment who raved about his UM visit last weekend.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rave

Verb

Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
During our first trip to Italy as a family, Leo gushed over every monument.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gush

Verb

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

Definition of fuss

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