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effusion in French

effusion in French is effusion — effusion means a sudden, uncontrolled outpouring of speech or emotion.

effusion in French

effusion
noun

What does "effusion" mean?

  1. noun A sudden, uncontrolled outpouring of speech or emotion.
    "The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage."
  2. noun A liquid that has leaked or seeped out, or the act of it doing so; in medicine, fluid that has escaped into a body cavity.
    "Doctors drained the effusion that had built up around his knee."
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effusion in a sentence

  • The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
  • His letter was full of effusions of gratitude.
  • Doctors drained the effusion that had built up around his knee.

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What is "effusion" in French?
"effusion" in French is effusion. effusion means: A sudden, uncontrolled outpouring of speech or emotion.
How do you use "effusion" in a sentence?
Example: "His letter was full of effusions of gratitude." In French, "effusion" is effusion.
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