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speechify
/ ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to make a speech or speeches
- to talk pompously and boringly
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Derived Forms
- ˈspeechiˌfier, noun
- ˌspeechifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From
- speechi·fi·cation noun
- speechi·fier noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of speechify1
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Example Sentences
Committee members also elicit new information by asking fact-finding questions, not by using these public hearings simply as a stage from which to speechify.
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They all had a chance to speechify, and I listened to them for a time.
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I didn't mean to speechify like this, but I do know what I'm talking about.
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Abel's wrath was now roused, and he began to speechify and swagger.
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They can't have taken more than an hour to speechify after the declaration of the poll.
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The Tannese are born talkers, and can and will speechify on all occasions; but most of it means nothing, bears no fruit.
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