enthusing
Showing eager passion
Enthusing is showing or expressing enthusiastic approval: She was enthusing about the new restaurant.
The word back-formed from enthusiasm and sounds informal or slightly awkward to some ears—*expressing enthusiasm* or *raving about* often feels more natural.
Still, enthusing appears regularly in casual speech and journalism.
Emotionally encouraging
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
- energizingImparting renewed vitality
rallying · rousing · stirring · galvanizing · invigorating · captivating · infectious · contagious
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
intense · vehement · earnest · devoted · fanatical · burning · heartfelt · wholehearted
Surge of intense excitement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- buzzContinuous low drone
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
elation · animation · vivacity · electricity · anticipation · adrenaline · rapture · ecstasy
uplifting
Emotionally encouraging
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
- encouragingGiving confidence or hope
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
energizing · rallying · rousing · stirring · galvanizing · invigorating · captivating · infectious · contagious · charismatic
ardent
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
impassioned · intense · vehement · earnest · devoted · fanatical · burning · heartfelt · wholehearted · sincere
thrill
Surge of intense excitement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- buzzContinuous low drone
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
zeal · elation · animation · vivacity · electricity · anticipation · adrenaline · rapture · ecstasy · delight
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
bubbly · effervescent · spirited · dynamic · vibrant · peppy · perky · ebullient · bouncy · sparkling
enthusingdampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
discouraging · deflating · dispiriting · demoralizing · disheartening
enthusingdisparaging
Expressing negative judgment
criticizing · complaining · griping · lamenting · bemoaning
enthusingdampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
deflating · disparaging · complaining · lamenting · bemoaning
- fake enthusiasmInsincere display of eagerness
- Curb Your EnthusiasmHBO improvisational comedy series
- enthusiastic consentEager, freely-given permission