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- verb Present participle of
effuse .
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Examples
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Bambi begins effusing to Duck, Did Jeffffy tell you about our night together?
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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His smile is lopsided from the chew in his cheek, a dark wad of nastiness effusing a brown glaze over his teeth.
Variable (X) Jason Lee Miller 2011
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Yet throughout this narrative, the 53-year-old Mr. Horton never stopped effusing determination and hope.
Playing Mix-and-Match With Muscle Moves Kevin Helliker 2012
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It dismays Kirk that Warp moved to London but he's still in touch with them and their releases, effusing particularly about DJ Mujava and "Township Funk".
Warp Records: Richard H Kirk looks back on a futuristic life 2011
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Bambi begins effusing to Duck, Did Jeffffy tell you about our night together?
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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The hive mind over at Ask MetaFilter came up with several more economical alternatives to dehumidifiers, including effusing the room with anti-static spray or buying crepe-soled shoes to wear around the house.
How Can I Keep Static Electricty From Zapping My Computer? | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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It wouldn't be so terrible if there were still only 3 judges, but now, instead of waiting for 2 mushy judges to get done effusing or waffling to get to the judge that says sharp, critical things, we've got to wait for 3 of them.
"You are the hero, man. You give us all hope. You were great." Ann Althouse 2009
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And when pop aestheticism reaches all the way from effusing over the ritualized violence and reverse feminism of a Sin City or a Grindhouse to heaping laurels on a movie that pits sensitive Nazis against treacherous resisters, it may be time to get uncool and start pointing the finger.
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Also among the signers is Edolphus Towns, currently effusing on a regular basis about pay for nonperformance on Wall Street.
Forget About Merit 2009
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(Pardon my effusing over Valdron, I just have a 'man crush' on him)
Quote Of The Day 2009
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