Synonyms of hold forth

hold forth

phrase

as in speak

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

The professor held forth on the current state of politics until everyone was sick of the topic.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speak
• lecture
• talk
• take the floor
• discourse
• harangue
• expatiate
• descant
• declaim
• orate
• recite
• pontificate
• mouth
• expound
• dissert
• soliloquize
• sermonize
• spout
• filibuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hold forth

Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

The composer was in attendance, holding forth in lectures and discussions, his arachnid mind spinning webs across music history. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

At dinner that night in the volunteer’s mess tent, Patrick Lee holds forth. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2016