talk up

verb

talked up; talking up; talks up

transitive verb

: to discuss favorably : advocate, promote

talk up the new product

intransitive verb

: to speak up plainly or directly

Synonyms

• promote
• sell

Examples of talk up in a Sentence

the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie

feel free to talk up if you have any objections

Recent Examples on the Web

The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals. —David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025

The tech giant personnel leading the discussions took an upbeat tone, repeatedly talking up an opt-in regime that would protect the agency’s clients against the misuse of their intellectual property and likenesses. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025

Netflix began talking up its emerging interest in the podcasting space earlier this year. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025

This isn’t quite like other rivalries, such as the Iron Bowl or Georgia-Georgia Tech, where coaches motivate their players by talking up their hatred of the other team. —Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for talk up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup