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speechifying

verb

Meaning

  1. To give a speech; to hold forth; to pronounce pompously or at length.
  2. (possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
  3. The art of making speeches; rhetoric or oratory.
  4. The act of speaking, especially at excessive length.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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