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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Michael Cole talked up Gunther’s cerebral nature as Wade Barrett chimed in about the evolution of the modern-day wrestler. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Republicans are spending the break talking up the tax and spending law, trying to combat Democrat's attempts to set the narrative that the bill is a tax cut for the rich that hurts the poor and middle class. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025 Gamble also talked up possible mergers and acquisitions activity to continue growing his company’s market share, indicating Cinemark was actively in the market kicking tires with an eye to potential deal making. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025 Top White House economists have also talked up the benefits of a weaker dollar. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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