speechify
Origin of speechify
1Other words from speechify
- speech·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
- speech·i·fi·er, noun
Words Nearby speechify
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How to use speechify in a sentence
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.
How To Host A Congressional Hearing That Actually, Like, Does Something | Kaleigh Rogers | June 9, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightThey all had a chance to speechify, and I listened to them for a time.
The Memoirs of an American Citizen | Robert HerrickI didn't mean to speechify like this, but I do know what I'm talking about.
Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph VanceAbel's wrath was now roused, and he began to speechify and swagger.
Three Courses and a Dessert | AnonymousThey can't have taken more than an hour to speechify after the declaration of the poll.
The Marriage of William Ashe | Mrs. Humphry Ward
The Tannese are born talkers, and can and will speechify on all occasions; but most of it means nothing, bears no fruit.
The Story of John G. Paton | James Paton
British Dictionary definitions for speechify
/ (ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪ) /
to make a speech or speeches
to talk pompously and boringly
Derived forms of speechify
- speechification, noun
- speechifier, noun
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