as in dotes (on)
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 emotes
As the bedraggled salesman Willy Loman, Peter Jacobson emotes a lot with his hands.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Emotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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