emoted

verb

past tense of emote
as in fawned
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 emoted 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emoted
  1. fawned
  2. drooled
  3. fussed
  4. enthused
  5. gushed
Verb
  • His gimmick was hiring artists to do the cleaning, which brought in new clients every time the press fawned over the poor Cindarellas.
    — Jesse Armas, Curbed, 16 June 2026
  • The comments section fawned over the clip.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Definition of fawned
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  • For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Definition of drooled
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  • The crime went unsolved for many years, prompting Mason to start making this movie in the early 2000s, and the immediate conclusion to jump to is that the LAPD maybe wasn’t too fussed about it.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025
Definition of fussed
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  • 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
  • Beyond Parliament, the Norwegian team and the Viking row have enthused Norwegians of all generations, including Veslemoy Aga.
    — William Jones, NPR, 25 June 2026
Definition of enthused
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  • The 54-year-old actor, a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan, gushed to Chiefs Wire about his excitement over attending the July 3 Madison Square Garden ceremony with wife Lindsay Schweitzer in an interview published Wednesday, July 15.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Moore previously gushed about her Breadwinner costars in late May when the film premiered in theaters.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of gushed

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