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Definition of "effused" [effused]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of effuse. (verb)

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Use "effused" in a sentence
  • "The announcement even included a quote from the usually buttoned-down Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment at Fox Networks Group, in which he effused, "We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of 'Idol'.""
  • "I effused to Abbey over all she'd meant to me, and she clearly enjoyed it."
  • "Bill helpfully pointed out to Glenda, Clare, and David how she countered but did not attack, and effused that the country was really looking for solutions, not empty rhetoric."
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