verb
- to make a speech, especially in a pompous or tedious manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- The politician began to speechify about tax reform for nearly an hour.
- Don’t let Uncle Bob speechify at dinner again about his glory days.
- She tends to speechify whenever someone mentions environmental issues.
- The CEO speechified about company values while ignoring worker complaints.
- He loves to speechify at town hall meetings.
- Stop speechifying and get to the point.