emote
part of speech
verb (emote, emotes, emoted, emoting); noun (an emote, emotes — gaming)
meaning for a pupil
1) To show feelings in a strong, often over-the-top way, especially when acting. tree →
2) (gaming, slang) An «emote» is an animation or small picture that a character in a video game does to show a feeling, like a dance or a wave. tree →
sense in the lessons
In drama, an actor who emotes too much is overacting. In children's online life, emotes are dances and gestures in games or symbols in chat. Phrases: «emote on stage», «buy an emote», «use an emote».
examples
- The actor emoted wildly, waving his arms about. tree →
- In drama class we practised how to emote without shouting. tree →
- She did a victory dance emote after winning the game. tree →
- He spent his pocket money on a new emote. tree →
- The singer emoted every word of the sad song. tree →
- Chat filled with laughing emotes. tree →
note
Regular verb, often a bit mocking: it suggests too much feeling. The gaming noun is newer slang. Related: emotion, emoji (not the same thing as an emote, though similar).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «emote» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.