Speechify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪfaɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Speechify is a verb meaning (intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
Meaning
(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
More Meanings
- (transitive, possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
Example Sentences
He never missed a chance of speechifying in public.
Rodey McQueen speechified elegantly about the necessity for harmony.
Caleb was a powerful man and knew little of any fear except the fear of hurting others and the fear of having to speechify.
The home minister, Admiral Suetsugu, speechified grandly of a Japanese eminent domain beyond the seas, of a “moral purification drive” in the home islands.
Word Forms
- speechifies
- speechifying
- speechified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orate, lecturize, sermonize, expound, speak, elocutionize.
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