1. to make speeches, especially in a pompous or tedious manner
Usage: informal; often disapproving

Examples

• The politician kept speechifying long after the audience lost interest.
• Stop speechifying and get to the point.
• He was speechifying about the importance of education at the town hall meeting.
• The candidate spent the entire debate speechifying rather than answering questions.
• She grew tired of his constant speechifying at dinner parties.
• The mayor was speechifying from the podium for over an hour.