hold forth

phrase

: to speak at length : expatiate

holding forth on the subject of politics

Examples of hold forth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

The composer was in attendance, holding forth in lectures and discussions, his arachnid mind spinning webs across music history. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

At dinner that night in the volunteer’s mess tent, Patrick Lee holds forth. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2016

Rhymes for hold forth

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth