speechifying

Definition of speechifyingnext
present participle of speechify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechifying
Verb
  • French senior officials, speaking anonymously on the ongoing talks, said the Netherlands, Italy and Greece had shown interest and that Spain might be involved in some way.
    SAM McNEIL, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Students celebrated Monday, with some speaking about dreaming of someday standing on the Oscars stage, too.
    Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • All four former presidents denied talking to Trump about the strikes to NBC News, however.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Leadership is not just the voice who’s talking.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The reason the rap got the thumbs up from the crew was not just due to the freestyle stylings of the burgeoning MC, but rather a matter of practicing what everyone had been preaching.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Baptist and Presbyterian preachers were fined and jailed by local authorities for preaching without licenses.
    Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In early 2014, the company purchased and began advertising an assortment of California sea lion skulls.
    Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The store is advertising 75% off nonpastry items.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Jalisco cartel has built a reputation for spectacular acts of violence, including downing a military helicopter and attempting to assassinate Mexico City’s police chief, so social media posts proclaiming extraordinary cartel brutality are difficult to doubt.
    María Verza, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Jalisco cartel has built a reputation for spectacular acts of violence, including downing a military helicopter and attempting to assassinate Mexico City’s police chief, so social media posts proclaiming extraordinary cartel brutality are difficult to doubt.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The people were charged under a law that bars people from broadcasting or publishing content that could disturb national security, according to Detained in Dubai, which is based in London.
    NBC News, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Part of that shift came after popular livestreamers Hasan Piker and ISHOWSPEED traveled to China last year, broadcasting visits to high-tech megacities like Shanghai and Chongqing to millions of viewers.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Speechifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechifying. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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