speechified; speechifying

Examples of speechify in a Sentence

We had to listen to him speechify about what a wonderful governor he would be.
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Poor Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway: Having been handed the wrong envelope for Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars, the Bonnie and Clyde duo incorrectly proclaimed La La Land the winner, prompting the musical’s producers to take the stage and speechify for about two minutes. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022 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

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of speechify was in 1723

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“Speechify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechify. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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