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How to pronounce effusive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms burbling, burbly, gushing
Derivation effusiveness
Type Words
Synonyms gushing, gushy


insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship.

Examples of effusive

effusive
One of the key architects of the deal, Rep. John Diehl, was a bit less effusive.
From the stltoday.com
In the Guardian, Lyn Gardner is more forgiving, but still nowhere near effusive.
From the guardian.co.uk
Boeing Chairman T.A. Wilson is less effusive than the analysts but still upbeat.
From the time.com
He is witty, but distant, both intrigued and irritated by her effusive chatter.
From the online.wsj.com
That maturity helps them produce wines with effusive peach and apricot flavors.
From the washingtonpost.com
The servers can be a bit overly effusive regarding both the menu and the wines.
From the philly.com
Do Jeter's raw numbers justify such an effusive response from the media and fans?
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Two months ago it was hard to imagine Flower being so effusive on this subject.
From the guardian.co.uk
In an interview on MTV, he was positively effusive about Google's new platform.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • Burbling: uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
  • Extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"
  • (effusively) in an effusive manner; "the critics praised her effusively"
  • (effusiveness) a friendly open trait of a talkative person
  • In chemistry, effusion is the process in which individual molecules flow through a hole without collisions between molecules. This occurs if the diameter of the hole is considerably smaller than the mean free path of the molecules. According to Graham's law, the rate at which gases effuse (i.e. ...
  • Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive in emotional expression; profuse; overflowing