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hoke Definition and Meaning in English (hoke definition)

verb
Synonyms:exaggeratemelodramatizeoveract
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Hoke definition: To present something in an artificial, exaggerated, or overly sentimental manner, often to manipulate emotions.

Definitions of Hoke

  1. 1verb(informal)

    To present something in an artificial, exaggerated, or overly sentimental manner, often to manipulate emotions.

  2. 2noun(informal)

    Artificiality, exaggeration, or excessive sentimentality, especially in a performance intended to evoke strong emotions.

Example Sentences

casual

“The director told the actor not to hoke up the scene too much.”

casual

“Critics dismissed the movie as pure hoke.”

Synonyms

exaggeratemelodramatizeoveract

Antonyms

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singularhokes
past tensehoked
present participlehoking
adjectivehokey

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Hoke definition: To present something in an artificial, exaggerated, or overly sentimental manner, often to manipulate emotions.
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'Hoke' translates to 'hoke' in English. Hoke definition: To present something in an artificial, exaggerated, or overly sentimental manner, often to manipulate emotions.
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