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enthusing

enthusing is the present participle and gerund of enthuse.

Meaning of enthuse

Verb

enthuse (third-person singular simple present enthuses, present participle enthusing, simple past and past participle enthused)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To show enthusiasm.
    • a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it1970, Julian Huxley, Memories
  2. (humorous, proscribed, sometimes) To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.
    • The novelty of the film enthused the audience.

Questions about enthusing

What is enthusing the present participle and gerund of?
Enthusing is the present participle and gerund of enthuse.

Words near enthusing in the dictionary

  1. enthusiastically
  2. enthusiastick
  3. enthusiasticke
  4. enthusiastly
  5. enthusiasts
  6. enthusing
  7. enthymema
  8. enthymemas
  9. enthymematic
  10. enthymematical
  11. enthymeme

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