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speechify

[ spee-chuh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

, speech·i·fied, speech·i·fy·ing.
  1. to make a speech or speeches; harangue.


speechify

/ ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to make a speech or speeches
  2. to talk pompously and boringly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈspeechiˌfier, noun
  • ˌspeechifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From

  • speechi·fi·cation noun
  • speechi·fier noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speechify1

First recorded in 1715–25; speech + -ify
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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.

They all had a chance to speechify, and I listened to them for a time.

I didn't mean to speechify like this, but I do know what I'm talking about.

Abel's wrath was now roused, and he began to speechify and swagger.

They can't have taken more than an hour to speechify after the declaration of the poll.

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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