Synonyms of speechify

speechify

verb

as in to speak

Related Words

• speak
• talk
• proclaim
• preach
• announce
• advertise
• declare
• broadcast
• sermonize
• pronounce
• lecture
• bloviate
• rant
• declaim
• harangue
• mouth (off)
• rave
• orate
• discourse
• blow
• perorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speechify

That’s less the case in the equally unproductive covid-era, where the co-hosts, broadcasting from their homes, are now given minute-long soapboxes to speechify on the issue du jour. — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021

There is a good deal of speechifying — indeed, the finale is made up of literal speeches — to make big points and to let the actors run. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020

Senators now have a chance to speak in the Senate chamber for the first time during the trial, with 10 minutes allotted to each of them to speechify. — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020

In years past, realignment was fraught, as caucus-goers would (often loudly) cajole and speechify in an effort to convince their friends and neighbors to join their preferred candidate. — Time, 2 Feb. 2020

Of all the candidates, Warren had the easiest time answering questions directly and briefly rather than speechifying. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019

Which brings me back to Papou Pete, who didn’t like speechifying politicians. — John Kass, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019