sermonizeverb [ I ]
UK usually sermonise uk/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪz/us/ˈsɝː.mə.naɪz/disapproving to give a long talk to people, telling them how they should behave in order to be better people:
My grandmother's all right until she starts sermonizing and then she's unbearable.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lecturing & addressing
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- monologue
- oration
- oratory
- speaking
- speech
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
- valediction
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