hold forth
Britishverb
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(intr) to speak for a long time or in public
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(tr) to offer (an attraction or enticement)
Example Sentences
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Talk to anyone on the cast or crew and they will immediately hold forth on her extraordinary gifts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
It's now possible for AI to take three seconds of human speech and then hold forth at length with its same patterns and intonations in an exact mimicry.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
What is it about the market atmosphere that inspires you to hold forth and ignore the others who are waiting?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
Professor Wolff, who is gay, said that it was “striking she would choose to hold forth that way with me sitting there.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Dr. Darwin would hold forth for hours at a time at the dinner table and in the parlor afterward with his children and any company as captive audiences.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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