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

Synonyms

• ballyhoo
• boost
• hype
• pitch
• plug
• promote
• publicize
• tout

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Numerous executives talked up the potential of AI and discussed how it’s expected to impact the future of work and productivity. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025

Lots more happened this week -- from Trump's address to Congress, the suspension of aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, more firings at agencies, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talking up vitamins instead of vaccines to combat measles, and more. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025

In the early 2010s, however, upon his rise to global prominence, he was wanted by a number of European heavyweights falling over themselves to land Brazil’s most talked up talent of the time. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

This video below shows Barkley talking up the Chiefs defense before cutting to the reaction of Kansas City players late in the game. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for talk up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup