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emote
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e·mote  (-mt)
intr.v. e·mot·ed, e·mot·ing, e·motes
To express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner: "The more she emotes, the less he listens, and the less he listens, the more strident and emotive she becomes" Maggie Scarf.
[Back-formation from emotion.]
e·moter n.
emote
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[emoting, emoted] to display exaggerated emotion, as if acting
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Verb1.emote - give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
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This was topdrawer Balanchine, edgy and energetic yet subtle, the soloists dancing, rather than emoting, their roles.
Interbational Ballet Festival by Tomalonis, Alexandra / Dance Magazine
Viola's work has always tended to be overwrought, so these are not just slow-motion images of people--they are slow-motion images of people self-consciously emoting.
Bill Viola: Anthony D'Offay gallery. (Reviews - London) by Schwabsky, Barry / Artforum International
There is a smirky, over-the-top quality to Si Han's emoting as A-Lan that pushes some scenes to the other side of camp; when slapped by the officer, he bares his teeth with a '40s screen-diva defiance that made me chuckle.
East Palace, West Palace by Stuart, Jan / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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