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
Recent Examples on the Web Signage in Fabulosa talks up the program and solicits donations from customers, many of whom are transplants from more conservative parts of the country or visitors from such places. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 On social media, lots of solar power companies will likely be taking advantage of the summer solstice to talk up the benefits of this clean energy solution. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 19 June 2024 Musk has talked up a $25,000 Tesla for years in public, while apparently arguing against it in private. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024 That event has already been talked up by the Saudi official who has quickly become the most prominent figure in boxing, Turki al-Sheikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Tariq Panja, New York Times, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk up was in 1722

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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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