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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During a recent call with investors, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked up a potential search service for sports fans as quite the game changer. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025 The singer talked up her new album, Lover, and worked with staffers on the Easter-egg rich button choices for her jacket. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Hirsch also talked up the addition of an African American female gladiator in the forthcoming series Spartacus: House of Ashur to bring along the Starz core demos of women and African American viewers. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025 Wade Barrett talked up how much pain the team was in after a brutal TLC match on Sunday. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk up

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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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 20 Aug. 2025.

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