as in to drool
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm rhapsodized about the food so as not to hurt their host's feelings

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Recent Examples of rhapsodize During the Supreme Court oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, involving a Mississippi ban on most abortions after fifteen weeks, Justice Brett Kavanaugh began to rhapsodize about the history-making power the Court has. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2021 Carol Burnett, Cynthia Erivo and Steve Carell helped rhapsodize about the magic of this year’s honoree Julie Andrews, while in 2019, Julia Roberts, Chadwick Boseman and Jamie Foxx spoke about the charm of Denzel Washington. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022 The topic gives me an excuse to rhapsodize about Stan Musial in 1948. Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022 When interviewed about their early influences, most writers rhapsodize about favorite childhood books, or the early, tantalizing glimpses into parental libraries. Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodize
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  • There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
  • In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah.
    Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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  • My whole family raved about its sweet-tart flavor and creamy texture.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
  • Our experts always rave about these products too much.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
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  • The star of this lush haven of healing is the 3,000-year-old geothermal crater gushing mineral rich water at an idyllic temperature of 37.5°C.
    Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
  • That same day, Gifford gushed over her friendship with Kotb during an interview with PEOPLE.
    Staff Author, People.com, 15 May 2025
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  • Throughout the first month, though, Vientos enthused Mets officials with his swing decisions regardless of results.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The designer has enthused about the company’s archives of countless fabrics and textiles that hark back to 1910 — with precise indications on how to reproduce them — and designs from 1968.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025

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