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

Gulf officials at a summit in Bahrain talked up the need for diplomacy to solve the region’s security crisis, yet a sense of helplessness hung over the atmosphere. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

In Sarasota, Donalds talked up Florida, praised DeSantis and criticized Jolly. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Bass has talked up the city’s drop in violent crime, including a 47% reduction in homicides, and warned that Raman’s plan to remove the police chief would throw the LAPD into turmoil right before the Olympics. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Hoffman also talked up Amazon recently launching a five-service streaming bundle on Prime Video that combines AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece and Starz. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 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