overemote
- a word derived from emote.
Example Sentences
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“Never one to overemote, my mom just gave him a sideways look and shrugged, causing them both to smile,” Michelle Obama wrote in her memoir, “Becoming.”
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
Too often moviegoers equate good directing with a dynamic visual style, but it’s also about shaping performances; and here, Avnet proves too willing to let Dinklage, Goggins and Whitford overemote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
Though a few of his actors overemote, that’s not exactly a sin with this type of script, which preferred to holler its message rather than hint at it, to large audiences who expected nothing less.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2017
He plays forthrightly with a clean tone and minimal reverb, and won’t overemote on his instrument.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2015
"They seem to have no fear of the camera, and, unlike adults, they don't overemote."
From Time Magazine Archive
