Definitions
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 arhapsody
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
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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.
From Kitchen Wunderkind to Comeback Kid Steve Dollar 2011
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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.
From Kitchen Wunderkind to Comeback Kid Steve Dollar 2011
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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.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Cracks is Girls Gone Wild ala The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (in a Good Way) Melody Breyer-Grell 2011
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And those hooded eyes you were about to rhapsodize over?
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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But millions of dogs go far beyond what we rhapsodize about in our own pets.
Pet Talk: Mill dogs' forgiveness is a real head-scratcher 2011
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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.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Cracks is Girls Gone Wild ala The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (in a Good Way) Melody Breyer-Grell 2011
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So you will just have to listen to me rhapsodize about the unbelievable gorgeousness of spring in Atlanta.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laura 2009
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If you have heard me rhapsodize about the Ipod Touch I got for Christmas, think of the same thing, only writ large.
Launching the new Apple Ipad « Third Point of Singularity 2010
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So you will just have to listen to me rhapsodize about the unbelievable gorgeousness of spring in Atlanta.
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PST: Jobs is back up to rhapsodize briefly over the iPad 2: It's awesome.
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