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

The members of the second clan, meanwhile, can’t be relied on to dance or to wear clothes well—just look at the images of Wilson on the beach at Truro, holding forth in a dress shirt. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

In a revealing interview, the great American designer holds forth on his LVMH sale, past scandals, and exactly—or maybe not so exactly—what his next chapter will mean for his runway collections. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

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

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