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

The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Bajaria was in Cannes talking up Netflix’s global strategy, which goes well beyond huge hits like La Casa de Papel and Squid Game. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Along the way, she's made sure to talk up Brown's last vote in the Senate. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 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