tub-thumping
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adjective
(of a speech or speaker) noisy, violent, or ranting
noun
noisy, violent, or ranting public speaking
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How to use tub-thumping in a sentence
Democracy triumphed on a night which could easily have fallen foul of revenge, tubthumping and cynical bankrolling.