speechifyverb [ I ]
uk/ˈspiː.tʃɪ.faɪ/us/ˈspiː.tʃə.faɪ/informal disapprovingto give a speech, especially in a boring way or in a way that shows you think you are important
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Lecturing & addressing
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- monologue
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speaking
- speech
- talk
- talk at sb
- valediction
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