talk up

verb

talked up; talking up; talks up

transitive verb

: to discuss favorably : advocate, promote
talk up the new product

intransitive verb

: to speak up plainly or directly

Examples of talk up in a Sentence

the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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Goo followed up by talking up his boo in his clue package. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 David’s Bridal will be talking up its Oleg Cassini fragrance, which is being developed with Tempest Consumer and under the licensing of Iconix International. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 The company is also announcing some modest product enhancements and talking up the latest trend in genAI — semi-autonomous agents that can take action within prescribed limits. Ina Fried, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024 Recognizing the need for more workers, Scholz and his cabinet have mostly focused on irregular migration, those people seeking shelter and protection in Germany, while trying to talk up the benefits of skilled migration. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk up 

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk up was in 1660

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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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