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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Magnificent Seven members Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms all beat Wall Street's expectations yesterday, exceeding estimates for earnings per share and revenue while talking up expansion plans. Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025 Pichai also talked up Gemini, the company’s large-language model, which has been integrated into search results on Google. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 Behind the scenes on Sunday, Roach talked up the entire roster. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025 On the podcast The Hill’s World of Travel, O’Leary talked up artificial intelligence, getting most of the names wrong in the process. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 2025.

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