enthuse

as in to drool
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car

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Recent Examples of enthuse While the players were certainly enthused, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel appeared more focus on the upcoming NFL season, which begins next Sunday against the Colts in Indianapolis. Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025 Back then, the designer enthused backstage about his relationship with her, revealing for example how he and Stone — also an artist — exchange sketches and drawings on a regular basis. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025 Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025 Likewise, you might be enthused about new ways to improve your health. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enthuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthuse
Verb
  • Thank you to this show for giving us so many things to drool over every season.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One Amazon shopper raved about the bag’s thoughtful design that’s large enough to fit even full-size containers.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The panel raved about the ‘Gold Dust Twins,’ rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, both absent from the event.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While other massive stars in the region may not yet be gushing quite so violently, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile found another dense stellar core that could be in an earlier stage of construction, according to the researchers.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • With a few locations across the city, OZO cafés are the type of place where baristas regularly gush about how much their rotating single-origin espresso tastes of strawberries or papaya.
    Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Others might tell you that hosting an awards show is a thankless gig, but Bargatze doesn’t seem fussed.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This was the mid 1980s and tandem skydiving hadn’t been popularized yet, so his father, Roger, adjusted accordingly by stuffing carpet padding into the leg pads to stop him from fussing.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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