rhapsodizes
Speaks with rapture
Rhapsodizes is the third-person singular form of rhapsodize, meaning to speak or write about something with extravagant enthusiasm and emotion.
Someone who rhapsodizes goes beyond mere praise into effusive, often poetic territory: She rhapsodized about the sunset for twenty minutes.
The word carries a faint suggestion of excess—the person rhapsodizing may be more moved than their audience finds warranted.
Speak with elaborate sentiment
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- lyricalMusically expressive
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
florid · rapturous · impassioned · breathless · gushing · exuberant · hyperbolic · overwrought
Overwhelming ecstatic feeling
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- elationIntense triumphant joy
transport · swoon · reverie · enchantment · infatuation · nostalgia · longing · wistfulness
wax poetic
Speak with elaborate sentiment
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- lyricalMusically expressive
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
flowery · florid · rapturous · impassioned · breathless · gushing · exuberant · hyperbolic · overwrought · purple prose
rapture
Overwhelming ecstatic feeling
elation · transport · swoon · reverie · enchantment · infatuation · nostalgia · longing · wistfulness · yearning
extol
Praise with enthusiasm
rave · laud · eulogize · glorify · exalt · acclaim · celebrate · commend · applaud · wax lyrical
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- orationFormal public speech
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
expound · hold forth · go on · ramble · digress · expatiate · elaborate · sermonize · pontificate · declaim
rhapsodizesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimizes · plays down · dampens · hedges
rhapsodizescriticizes
Expresses unfavorable judgment
condemns · disparages · excoriates · lambasts · denounces
rhapsodizesdismisses
Terminates or rejects
shrugs off · ignores · disregards · scoffs · sneers