enthusing

verb

present participle of enthuse
as in drooling
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 enthusing So great timing, thanks Alex from the Bitflip podcast for enthusing about this and putting me onto PiPedal. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusing
  1. drooling
  2. raving
  3. gushing
Verb
  • Mix these finds into your work wardrobe or your off-duty ensembles—they’re versatile enough to do it all, and the festive palette is worth drooling over.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There was one of Melissa Gorga’s sprinkle cookies ground into the carpet, and there was Kelsey Swanson, passed out under the piano and drooling on the parquet.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of drooling
Verb
  • Parents, wedding photographers, pet owners, and more can’t stop raving about it.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
  • After that, the NFL put out another video that showed Chiefs rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane raving about Kelce.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of raving
Verb
  • About 30 miles north of the Texas border, toxic wastewater was gushing from the ground outside the small city of Ardmore.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Queens rapper continued the love affair, gushing about the president.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of gushing

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“Enthusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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