emoting
- present participle of emote.
Example Sentences
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The incomparable star is a vision in studded white or powder-blue jumpsuits—cavorting, emoting, karate-chopping and spreading the bat wings of his sewn-on cape in a move that never fails to thrill the audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Songs like “No Good Deed” and “March of the Witch Hunters” are chopped up and rearranged to allow for more dialogue and less emoting, distending the film into a bloated heap.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
Theater can seem trivial to people, people standing onstage and emoting in some way, but it does so much for a person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
It’s an odd choice, at least until you put that against the fact that the other blocking option available in this restricted space is turning and simply emoting directly to the audience instead.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
It seemed as if the shaft sighed every time steam rose from it, as if emoting a whisper of anticipation.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
