speechify

ˈspi.tʃɪˌfaɪ

speechified, speechifies

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Definition of speechify - Reverso English Dictionary

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intr.

pompous talk

Rare

talk pompously and at length

Rare

She tends to speechify about her achievements.

orate

pontificate

public speaking

Rare

give a speech in a formal way

Rare

He loves to speechify at every meeting.

declaim

orate

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Origin of speechify

English, speech (talk) + -ify (make)

Examples of speechify in a sentence

The politician would often speechify to impress the crowd.
The politician began to speechify about the new policy.
During the ceremony, she will speechify to the audience.

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French:pérorer, faire un discours, ...
German:schwadronieren, vortragen, ...
Italian:arringare, tenere discorsi, ...
Spanish:discursear, dar discursos, ...
Portuguese:discursar, fazer um discurso, ...
Chinese:夸夸其谈, 发表演讲, ...
Japanese:偉そうに話す, スピーチをする, ...
Arabic:خَطَبَ, أَلْقَى خِطابًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנַשֵּׂא, לְנָאוֹם, ...
Russian:разглагольствовать, произносить речи, ...
Ukrainian:говорити помпезно, виступати з промовою, ...
Hindi:घमंड से बात करना, भाषण देना, ...
Bengali:অহংকারপূর্ণভাবে কথা বলা, বক্তৃতা দিতে, ...
Catalan:parlar pomposament, fer discursos, ...
Czech:řečnit, pronášet projev, ...
Danish:holde lange taler, holde tale, ...
Dutch:oreren, speechen, ...
Greek:ρητορεύω, εκφωνώ λόγο, ...
Hungarian:szónokolni, beszédet mondani, ...
Khmer:និយាយបែបអួតអាងយ៉ាងវែងអន្លាយ, ថ្លែងសុន្ទរកថា, ...
Korean:장황하게 말하다, 공식적으로 말하다, ...
Persian:با تکبر صحبت کرد, سخنرانی کرد, ...
Polish:przemawiać, wygłaszać mowę, ...
Portuguese (BR):falar pomposamente, fazer um discurso, ...
Romanian:a vorbi pompos, a ține discursuri, ...
Swedish:prata pompöst, ...
Thai:พูดโอ้อวด, กล่าวสุนทรพจน์, ...
Turkish:kibirli konuşmak, konuşma yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:nói khoa trương, diễn thuyết, ...

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