speechifying

verb

present participle of speechify
as in speaking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechifying
  1. speaking
  2. talking
  3. preaching
  4. advertising
  5. proclaiming
  6. broadcasting
Verb
  • There are some luminaries as well, but you’re never really told who’s speaking on the soundtrack.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Dismissing the idea that they had been given a new peace proposal, the Iranian official speaking to the news agency said Tehran would show no flexibility on the nuclear issue.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of speaking
Verb
  • Higby's face was covered, and when talking to poll workers, O'Keefe referred to him as his wife.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Higby’s face was covered, and when talking to poll workers, O’Keefe referred to him as his wife.
    — Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Indeed, and most embarrassingly, might my interest in preaching be little more than an attempt to assuage my writing disappointments?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Which is part of the reason Brown — who has been part of five championship staffs — has been preaching patience.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of preaching
Verb
  • The subsequent furor is about hiding it from the public and about a brazen plea to keep the Democratic Party and three of its candidates from advertising those facts.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The person advertising the dumpster collects money through a payment app and appears to be the provider.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertising
Verb
  • But this particular reality show tries to justify its controversial existence by proclaiming its seriousness with regards to psychology, philosophy, and current events.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • California state legislators also passed a resolution in her honor, proclaiming September 4 as California Wildlife Day.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of proclaiming
Verb
  • In 2019, Chinese state television ceased broadcasting NBA games after then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Rockets had many of their Chinese sponsors suspend ties with the organization, CCTV stopped broadcasting NBA games for roughly a year and league commissioner Adam Silver faced calls from the Chinese government that Morey should be fired.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of broadcasting
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