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

• 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

Horner has consistently downplayed the potential impact of these exits, instead talking up Red Bull’s strength in depth and its ability to bring more engineering talent through its ranks. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 July 2025

Powell, Brolin and Domingo sent a video to Barcelona to talk up the film and introduce the footage. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2025

Leaders of hundreds of public healthcare companies are in South Florida this week, talking up their innovations and financial performances to attract and impress investors at the Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025

Later, Aaron Tveit showed up to talk up a sweepstakes from another Tony Awards sponsor, American Express. —Gordon Cox, Variety, 9 June 2025

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