verb as in strong fondness

Strongest matches

fustigate, grandiose, dreat

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Example Sentences

Example:He was fustigating the journalist with every word.

Definition:To use words in an abusive, scornful, or taunting manner

From fustigate

Example:She gave a grandiose speech about the company’s future innovations.

Definition:Pompous in a way that is not genuinely impressive or beautiful; tending to impress with unnecessary magnificence

From grandiose

Example:The orator dreats on and on, making some insignificant event seem grand.

Definition:To talk in a pompous, bombastic, or affected way

From dreat