as in drooled
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator
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enthused
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You also might be enthused with profound discussions about lofty topics.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025 -
The designer has enthused about the company’s archives of countless fabrics and textiles that hark back to 1910 — with precise indications on how to reproduce them — and designs from 1968.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Effused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effused. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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