as in drooling
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
rhapsodized about the food so as not to hurt their host's feelings
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Recent Examples of rhapsodizing
The chat ended with Taylor trying to keep her cool while rhapsodizing about her love for the classic 1990 Julia Roberts/Richard Gere romcom Pretty Woman.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s a real love-is-dead moment when Yas spots Cordelia, who was just rhapsodizing about the purity of her romance with a younger man, literally on her knees before a stubby, old rich guy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Sitting side by side, the two often returned to rhapsodizing about how their future fight might play out.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s a real love-is-dead moment when Yas spots Cordelia, who was just rhapsodizing about the purity of her romance with a younger man, literally on her knees before a stubby, old rich guy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Sitting side by side, the two often returned to rhapsodizing about how their future fight might play out.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodizing
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Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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If your sleep has been suffering, consider this your sign to try what thousands of users are raving about.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Coulon’s highlights included the 1976 Lichtenstein interior still life that everyone was raving about, and a Christopher Wool text painting from 1989 that has been in the same collection for 30 years.—
Bettina Zilkha,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Ken writes like a poet, gushing about his love for dinosaurs and making a stirring argument for why studying dinosaurs means something.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Bush Hager, who shares daughters Mila and Poppy, 10, as well as son Hal, 6, with husband Henry Hager, also shared a sweet video of the birthday girl as a baby, where Hager and Bush Hager can be heard gushing over their little girl in the background.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Rhapsodizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodizing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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