emote

Definition of emotenext
as in to drool
to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way He stood on the stage, emoting and gesturing wildly.

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Recent Examples of emote The look in Heat games often is significantly different than the look projected while playing for the Serbian national team, when confidence consistently is emoted. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026 In fact, looking at the film as an adult can feel a tad baffling, watching teens sweat and cry and emote over what feel like non-issues. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026 Beyond motion imitation, LinkCraft adds a Voice Performance feature that enables robots to speak and emote naturally. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025 According to the outlet, Lawrence does get Botox (but doesn't get fillers) and understands the implications injectables in her forehead might have on her acting and her ability to emote. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emote
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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
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  • Daunte Bacheyie impressed, and the Orange's kick returners showed much to fawn over, but Syracuse must stay disciplined as its schedule gets tougher.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • In the winter, the tech industry fawned over a similar tool called OpenClaw.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2026
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  • 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

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“Emote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emote. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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