speechify
/ˈspitʃəˌfaɪ/
verb
- To give a speech in a formal, pompous, or overly dramatic way, often to the point of being boring or annoying.
- The teacher asked the student to stop speechifying and just answer the question directly.
- The politician loves to speechify at every event, even when no one asked him to.
- Instead of having a simple conversation, he would speechify about his opinions for hours.
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