Meaning of emote | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner.
   transitive
2. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
   transitive
3. To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting.
   intransitive
4. To express a virtual action, presented to other users as a graphic or reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message.
   Internet, intransitive
5. To perform a short action, such as a gesture or a dance move, which may be seen by other players but does not have any effect on gameplay.
   intransitive

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Examples

“In the Latin category, dancers begin⟳ the round in carnival mode, bouncing and curving voltas traveling down the length of the floor, emoting happy celebration in a Brazilianesque samba.”

“She doesn't smile⟳ much; she doesn't emote. Shannen is still.”

“Clint Eastwood, huh? You don't see⟳ him emoting all over the place⟳, and what woman doesn't want⟳ to get⟳ down with "Dirty Harry," huh?”

“There aren't many chances to see⟳ your character in Borderlands 3, but one of them is when you're emoting. Emoting allows your character to perform⟳ a gesture like⟳ a wave⟳ or a thumbs up, and it shifts the camera to a third-person view⟳ while they do.”

“Lords of the Fallen is yet another entry in the action-RPG soulslike craze, complete⟳ with an unsettling fantasy setting, other players invading your game for some co-op or PvP goodness, and, of course, lots of dying. It makes use⟳ of the same sort⟳ of deadly third-person combat system full of dodge rolling, posture meters, and emoting over fallen enemies as a sign⟳ of utmost disrespect.”

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