He was still holding forth about the family's tendency to high cholesterol when something moved just beyond the French windows.
Jonathan Gregson BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)
Synonyms of 'hold forth'
speak, go on, discourse, lecture
More Synonyms of hold forth
Chinese translation of 'hold forth'
hold forth
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滔滔不绝(絕)地讲(講) (tāotāo bùjué de jiǎng)
⇒ Jenkins was there, holding forth on his favourite subject.詹金斯在那儿，滔滔不绝地讲述他最喜欢的话题。 (Zhānjīnsī zàinàr, tāotāo bùjué de jiǎngshù tā zuì xǐhuan de huàtí.)
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Nearby words of
hold forth
hold against
hold back
hold down
hold forth
hold it!
hold off
hold on
All related terms of 'hold forth'
hold up
( lift up ) 举(舉)起 jǔqǐ ⇒ The Englishman held up the rifle. → 英国人举起了手枪。 Yīngguórén jǔqǐle shǒuqiāng.
hold over
( postpone ) 推迟(遲) tuīchí
hold out
( hand ) 伸出 shēnchū ⇒ Sam held out his hand for the briefcase. → 山姆伸手拿公文包。 Shānmǔ shēnshǒu ná gōngwénbāo.
hold on to
( grasp ) 抓住 zhuāzhù ⇒ He had to hold on to the chair to steady himself. → 他不得不抓住椅子使自己站稳。 Tā bù dé bù zhuāzhù yǐzi shǐ zìjǐ zhànwěn.
hold on
( keep hold ) 抓牢 zhuāláo ⇒ The rope was wet, but Nancy held on. → 绳子湿了，但南希仍然牢牢地抓着。 Shéngzi shī le, dàn Nánxī réngrán láoláo de zhuāzhe.
hold off
( challenge ) 使不能接近 shǐ bùnéng jiējìn ⇒ Alesi drove magnificently, holding off the challenge from Berger. → 阿勒西开得棒极了，使伯杰不能接近。 Ālèxī kāi de bàng jí le, shǐ Bójié bùnéng jiējìn.
hold down
( restrain : person ) 把 ... 按倒在地上 bǎ ... àndǎo zài dìshang ⇒ It took three men to hold him down. → 要3个男人才把他按在地上。 Yào sān gè nánrén cái bǎ tā àn zài dìshang.
hold back
( person, progress ) 阻拦(攔) zǔlán ⇒ She's very ambitious, so don't try to hold her back. → 她很有野心，别阻拦她。 Tā hěn yǒu yěxīn, bié zǔlán tā.
hold against
▶ to hold sth against sb 因某事对(對)某人记(記)仇 yīn mǒushì duì mǒurén jìchóu ⇒ He lost the case, but never held it against me. → 他输了这场官司，但从未因此而记恨过我。 Tā shūle zhè chǎng guānsi, dàn cóngwèi yīn cǐ ér jìhèn guo wǒ.
(phrasal verb)
Definition
to speak for a long time
He is capable of holding forth with great eloquence.
Synonyms
speak
Last month I spoke in front of two thousand people in Birmingham.
go on
discourse
He discoursed for several hours on English prose.
lecture
She has lectured and taught all over the world.
preach
spout (informal)
She would go red in the face and start to spout.
harangue
haranguing her furiously in words she didn't understand
declaim
He used to declaim verse to us with immense energy.
spiel (informal)
descant
orate
speechify
korero (New Zealand)
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of declaim
Definition
to speak loudly and dramatically
He used to declaim verse to us with immense energy.
Synonyms
speak,
lecture,
proclaim,
recite,
rant,
harangue,
hold forth,
spiel (informal),
orate,
perorate
in the sense of discourse
Definition
to speak or write (about) at length
He discoursed for several hours on English prose.
Synonyms
talk,
speak,
discuss,
debate,
confer,
converse,
declaim,
hold forth,
expatiate
in the sense of harangue
Definition
to address (a person or group) in an angry or forcefully persuasive way
haranguing her furiously in words she didn't understand