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
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.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emoting
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If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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This pitching matchup will have the purists drooling.—
Darren Cooper,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Pelley’s fawning interview with then-president Biden tells a different story.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Along for the ride is his fawning, idiotic buddy Stevie (Steve Little).—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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Ever the dedicated mother, Stacy runs to her adult daughter’s aid, fussing at her for not using a driver for her errands.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Your son is fussing in his car seat.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Emoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emoting. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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