effused

past tense of effuse
as in drooled
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator

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Verb
  • Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And, speaking separately with the cameras thereafter, Ron raved about Meri.
    Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Posey raved about Ramos’s work ethic and said the Giants haven’t seen the best of the 26-year-old.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2024, the mother of two gushed over their bond.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As if Minos inspired such hatred, such fear and disgust, that the feelings themselves boiled up from Daedalus’s heart and gushed out through the tap to cook the wicked king alive.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gamers however, might not be as enthused about the development.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe he is genuinely enthused by the next opportunity, whatever that might be.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Effused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effused. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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