effused; effusing
: to pour out (a liquid)
1
: to flow out : emanate
2
: to make a great or excessive display of enthusiasm
they effused about his accomplishments
: diffuse
specifically
: spread out flat without definite form
effuse lichens
Synonyms
Examples of effuse in a Sentence
Verb
pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator
Recent Examples on the Web
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As if the sun had decided freckles were simply too mundane for someone like him, his skin seemed to be effused with golden flecks.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Even though executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias doesn’t want to effuse any notes of panic, the Orioles fit the mold of an aggressive deadline buyer.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Noxious volcanic gases may also be a problem—in particular, sulfur dioxide, which effuses from shallow magma.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton effused that Gaddafi’s ouster and death marked smart diplomacy at its best.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Here are the meadows effusing and fermenting—spontaneously erupting.
—John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Ben Stas for The Boston Globe/The Boston Globe Later, as night fell over the festival’s iconic Ferris wheel, a technically audacious 90-minute set from Australia’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard had hardcore fans effusing over the band’s relentless leveling-up.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
Now, at least outwardly, Felker effuses positivity and displays wry humor onstage.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2023
Verb
Into a routine casting call one afternoon walks Michael, an Ohio ice-cream truck driver effusing sappy memories of watching the series every morning with his family over bacon and eggs.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
As if the sun had decided freckles were simply too mundane for someone like him, his skin seemed to be effused with golden flecks.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Even though executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias doesn’t want to effuse any notes of panic, the Orioles fit the mold of an aggressive deadline buyer.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Noxious volcanic gases may also be a problem—in particular, sulfur dioxide, which effuses from shallow magma.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton effused that Gaddafi’s ouster and death marked smart diplomacy at its best.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Here are the meadows effusing and fermenting—spontaneously erupting.
—John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Ben Stas for The Boston Globe/The Boston Globe Later, as night fell over the festival’s iconic Ferris wheel, a technically audacious 90-minute set from Australia’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard had hardcore fans effusing over the band’s relentless leveling-up.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
Now, at least outwardly, Felker effuses positivity and displays wry humor onstage.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2023
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“Effuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effuse. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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effuse
adjective
ef·fuse
i-ˈfyüs, e- 
: spread out flat without definite form
an effuse colony of bacteria
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