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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

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
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Howard Cosell did his bit to help ABC draw a crowd, using his Monday Night Football platform as a megaphone through which to talk up the Big Eight battle. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Nov. 2025 That said, speakers talked up shows. John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025 Rumsey talked up a new ITN digital division and seemingly set about staffing up in the room. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025 Feltheimer also talked up Lionsgate reporting $1 billion in trailing 12-month library revenue, a record for the studio. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk up

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk up was in 1660

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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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