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 Specifically, Higgins, Roy, Ted, Rebecca, and Keeley have to endure a team shareholders meeting; the shareholders are less than enthused about the women’s team. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 The Citi Field crowd seemed both confused and enthused when the opening notes of Jackson’s 1982 hit began to play. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Shortly after the nurses’ strike, the CEO of the NYC Health and Hospitals, the largest city healthcare system in the US, openly enthused about replacing radiologists with AI. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026 The Daily Show host had director Christopher Nolan on his Comedy Central talk show on Monday night and repeatedly enthused about the Universal film during their 20-minute chat (watch it, below). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for enthuse

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All three judges are basically drooling over how much pure quickstep content is in this routine despite some framework issues and the mistake at the end.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Toward the end of the film, that kid is grown up and stuck in an incestuous relationship with his mother, while a nearly incapacitated Dau sits drooling nearby.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of drool

Verb

See also the frequency that Carter raves about problematic collaborators — Kanye!

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Delevingne is coming off raved about Cannes drama Club Kid, Worthington returned for the blockbuster Avatar franchise and Hemsworth last year had Netflix’s The Witcher.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rave

Verb

After poking fun at the 37-year-old, Bedard gushed at the chance to take the ice with Kane.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Williams launched into a homily on the beauty of that sequence, gushing with admiration not only for Walker’s hustle but also for the tenacity of the entire offensive line.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 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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