ballyhoo
noun
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
is ballyhooing
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present progressiveof ballyhoo (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Still, NBC is ballyhooing the season’s kickoff game of Kansas City at New England as the 200th regular-season telecast in its “Sunday Night Football” package.
From Washington Times β Sep. 1, 2017
In Tehran, the Iranian government is ballyhooing the bravery and tenacity of its troops.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chrysler introduced "Airflow" design in 1934, is ballyhooing streamlining again.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gus is ballyhooing Jan now and I come next.”
From Girl Alone by Anne Austin
