as in drooling
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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Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
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The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Even people who are not squash favorites were raving.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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Shoppers are raving about the tightening and smoothing results of the Naturium Skin-Rewning Retinol Body Lotion.—
Olivia Dubyak,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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Blood kept gushing out, soaking the pads under her dark red.—
Kavitha Surana,
ProPublica,
26 May 2026
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Both men are sitting in a small room in the Carlton Hotel, gushing over each other’s talents.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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“Effusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effusing. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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