rhapsodising
Praising with fervor
Rhapsodising is expressing oneself with extravagant enthusiasm or emotion, often in speech or writing.
The word suggests effusive, unrestrained praise that may strike others as excessive: She spent the evening rhapsodising about her trip to Italy.
British spelling of rhapsodizing.
Praising someone formally
- extollingPraising with enthusiasm
- laudingVoicing high esteem
- glorifyingPraising to excess
- exaltingElevating in status
panegyric · tribute · homage · acclaiming · celebrating · honoring · adulation · veneration
Coating for shine
- lyricalMusically expressive
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
poetic · flowery · rapturous · hyperbolic · grandiloquent · expansive · impassioned · breathless
Overwhelming intense delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
fervor · ardor · passion · enthusiasm · jubilation · bliss · exhilaration · intoxication
Excessively emotional or elaborate
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
- sycophanticServilely flattering
fawning · uncritical · indulgent · overblown · effusive · exaggerated · saccharine · cloying
eulogizing
Praising someone formally
- extollingPraising with enthusiasm
- laudingVoicing high esteem
- glorifyingPraising to excess
exalting · panegyric · tribute · homage · acclaiming · celebrating · honoring · adulation · veneration · commendation
waxing
Coating for shine
- lyricalMusically expressive
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
gushing · poetic · flowery · rapturous · hyperbolic · grandiloquent · expansive · impassioned · breathless · animated
ecstasy
Overwhelming intense delight
exuberance · fervor · ardor · passion · enthusiasm · jubilation · bliss · exhilaration · intoxication · transport
overwrought
Excessively emotional or elaborate
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
sycophantic · fawning · uncritical · indulgent · overblown · effusive · exaggerated · saccharine · cloying · mawkish
improvisatory
Done without preparation
- cadenzaExtended solo passage
- fantasiaFree-form musical composition
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
freeform · expressive · virtuosic · Liszt · Gershwin · bravura · flourish · crescendo · emotional · pianistic
rhapsodisingunderstating
Representing as less significant
downplaying · playing down · deadpanning · minimising · hedging
rhapsodisingcondemning
Expressing severe disapproval
excoriating · lambasting · vilifying · denouncing · disparaging
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