emote

as in to drool
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 emote One need only look at Favreau’s picture, with its dissonant spectacle of lifelike animals forced to emote and talk like humans, to understand the expressive power of animation. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2024 Of course, people will emote internally and potentially externally. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Thanks to their advanced animatronics (and human controllers), the droids are able to emote and engage with visitors. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024 Thomas expertly emotes it all, often needing only to use her eyes. Ebonie Walker, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for emote 
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  • In babies and toddlers, the first signs, such as drooling and scratching, may appear mild.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Public health officials are urging residents who may have fed their pets Monarch raw products or other raw meat or dairy products, and who may have noticed their pet acting peculiar — lethargic, loss of motor control, drooling, etc. — to immediately contact their veterinarian.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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  • Ebeling and Alvarez continued to shoot projects together and frequently sent each other mutually fawning messages.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • He’s appeared with Trump at rallies and hosted a fawning interview with him on X, his social media platform.
    CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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  • Not all Cybertruck owners will be too fussed about that, though.
    Carlton Reid, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The gizmo also includes haptic alerts that can wake you—but not your partner—if your child is fussing.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Emote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emote. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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