enthused; enthusing
1
: to make enthusiastic
is enthused about the project
2
: to express with enthusiasm
: to show enthusiasm
a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it—
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Usage of Enthuse
Enthuse is apparently American in origin, although the earliest known example of its use occurs in a letter written in 1827 by a young Scotsman who spent about two years in the Pacific Northwest. It has been disapproved since about 1870. Current evidence shows it to be flourishing nonetheless on both sides of the Atlantic especially in journalistic prose.
Examples of enthuse in a Sentence
“This dinner is wonderful!” he enthused.
His presentation failed to enthuse the committee.
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Lipkin didn’t look very enthused about fighting, but Landeskog certainly didn’t look rusty with that part of his game.
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Lipman is graced with a talent to enthuse.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Critics weren't too enthused about it, securing it a not-so-hot 36 on Metacritic and an even worse 24 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Lipman is graced with a talent to enthuse.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Critics weren't too enthused about it, securing it a not-so-hot 36 on Metacritic and an even worse 24 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
But others on the left and right of the political spectrum were less enthused about the new Prime Minister.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enthuse
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“Enthuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enthuse. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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enthuse
verb
en·thuse
in-ˈth(y)üz 
enthused; enthusing
1
: to make enthusiastic
2
: to show enthusiasm
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