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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

Her early support of Obama, including hours of door-knocking and speechifying in chilly Iowa, created a lasting bond.

Last Thursday, in an attempt to recapture some momentum following a several-day absence from the campaign trail, Trump hosted a press conference/speechifying event at his Mar-A-Lago headquarters in Florida.

From Salon

It being the first night of a national convention, most of the speechifying revolved around the greatness of the nominee and the devolution of the country under his opponent.

Here’s a look at some of this season’s great moments in speechifying.

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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