from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
intransitive verb To express oneself in an immoderately enthusiastic manner.
intransitive verb To recite (something) in the manner of a rhapsody.
from The Century Dictionary.
To recite rhapsodies; act as a rhapsodist; hence, to express one's self with poetic enthusiasm; speak with an intenseness or exaggeration due to strong feeling.
To sing or narrate or recite as a rhapsody; rehearse in the manner of a rhapsody.
Also spelled rhapsodise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody.
intransitive verb To utter rhapsodies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb intransitive to show enthusiasm
verb intransitive to recite a rhapsody
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb say (something) with great enthusiasm
verb recite a rhapsody
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Examples
Hearing Mr. Liebrandt discuss, in rich detail, how he turns a fresh scallop into a sheet of pasta for ravioli —a daily ritual—or rhapsodize over the acquisition of "these insanely beautiful, fairy-tale eggplants," can feel revelatory, suggesting the way a jazz pianist can take a standard refrain and conjure unheard beauty.
Hearing Mr. Liebrandt discuss, in rich detail, how he turns a fresh scallop into a sheet of pasta for ravioli —a daily ritual—or rhapsodize over the acquisition of "these insanely beautiful, fairy-tale eggplants," can feel revelatory, suggesting the way a jazz pianist can take a standard refrain and conjure unheard beauty.
The similarity between Miss G. and Jean Brodie is both teachers' verbal and emotional grandiosity as they rhapsodize regarding "greatness" and the necessary achievement of it.
The similarity between Miss G. and Jean Brodie is both teachers' verbal and emotional grandiosity as they rhapsodize regarding "greatness" and the necessary achievement of it.
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