speechify
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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to make a speech or speeches
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to talk pompously and boringly
Other Word Forms
- speechification noun
- speechifier noun
Etymology
Origin of speechify
Example Sentences
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The characters are not afflicted with speechifying; silences allow the viewer to enter into the spaces between them, and to let their experience echo with one’s own.
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His passion project arrives, chockablock with design and speechifying, but Jacob Elordi’s quiet presence pulls focus.
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Her early support of Obama, including hours of door-knocking and speechifying in chilly Iowa, created a lasting bond.
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Here’s a look at some of this season’s great moments in speechifying.
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But the beauty of this movie isn’t in its sometimes leaden speechifying, and it certainly isn’t in that dreadful Will Ferrell subplot.
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