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The Clue
Act melodramatically (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EMOTE
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Notes
The answer EMOTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
Related Clues
Overact
Overdramatize
Act with a capital A
Act with feeling
Act with a flourish
Act the ham
Act to the hilt
Act unprofessionally
Chew the scenery
Emulate Duse
Gush feeling
Hardly underplay
Indulge in cabotinage
Mug, e.g.
Play to the balcony
Play the ham
Play to the rafters
Pour on the theatrics
Put on an act
Throw a tantrum
Emulate Pearl White
Emulate Pola Negri
Ham it up
Not hold back
Play to the cheap seats
Play the Old Vic
Tear a passion to tatters
Cry too readily, maybe
Get carried away in Hollywood
Play to the back row and then some
Definition
EMOTE as a verb:
1. give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role