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 of talk up

• 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

At the time, DelBene talked up Galán-Woods’ experience in broadcast journalism but said nothing about Shah. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026

Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Finding the right fictional character to talk up insurance has become key. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 July 2026

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