emoting

verb

present participle of emote
as in drooling
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 emoting Statham has no intention of delivering more than the minimum of dialogue, let alone emoting. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Despite the high tech projections and precise lighting and sound effects and the whole thing about people turning into rhinoceri, this a wondrously theatrical production, based on real people talking and emoting and screaming and waving their arms about. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emoting
  1. drooling
  2. fawning
  3. fussing
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  • Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video released by the Milwaukie Police Department shows Descamps sprawled in a hospital bed, his body limp, moaning and drooling, while medical staff stood nearby.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of drooling
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  • But in recent years, Romo has been criticized for his preparation, for cutting off Nantz mid-sentence, for fawning over Josh Allen and other quarterbacks and for seeming pollyannish at times.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a potentially lucrative space as Europe ramps up military spending, but not one engineered for fawning praise from the White House.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fawning
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  • Similar to Egypt after its collapse earlier in the week, Switzerland exited fussing about the officiating.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Yes, teaching by example is often a better way of handling a challenge than fussing about it.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of fussing

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