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discoursing

verb

present participle of discourse
1
as in speaking
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

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2
as in declaiming
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject

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Recent Examples of discoursing From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing. — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoursing
  1. speaking
  2. declaiming
  3. lecturing
  4. talking
  5. haranguing
Verb
  • Cynical viewers used to large ensemble stories where bad things happen at scale may start trying to figure out who of this lot will die by the end, although the casualties among characters with speaking parts are surprisingly few.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Lale Esquivel did not mention those allegations in the DEC hearing and Skinner said, that after speaking with the UIL, Lale Esquivel decided to discuss those allegations on a later date.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking
Verb
  • And the conversations between Anna and Molly, Ella and Julia (Ella’s friend and a counterpart of Molly), as well as the stammering and declaiming when Anna talks to herself, are almost always about men.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of declaiming
Verb
  • Especially for him in the same interview to be lecturing my party on democracy and norms.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Before long, at the height of France’s own student protests, in 1968, Ascherson was lecturing at the Sorbonne on post-Stalinist revolutionary ideas and tactics.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lecturing
Verb
  • There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking.
    — Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The consensus might be summed up by New York adviser Aileen Agopian, who conveyed a mixed message, talking to ARTnews by phone.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • During testimony this week, Warsh sought to emphasize his independence from the White House, which was called into question after months of Trump haranguing Powell over interest rates.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Definition of haranguing

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“Discoursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoursing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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