speechify

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Sometimes he would stand on a tree stump and "speechify."

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  1. intransitive verb To give a speech: "In Washington, cabinet secretaries pose and speechify” (Jonathan Alter).

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  • I'm trying to keep "who" to myself Don't bother underlining 'shan't' and 'speechify,' pigs. —  Sock
  • She showed the nation she can speechify with the best of them no thanks to Rudy Giuliani who deliberately took more time than he was allotted making it impossible for the RNC to show Palin's biopic video. —  Reno and Its Discontents
  • People don't go to hear Bruce speechify but to hear him play and sing. —  TalkLeft
  • The show, written by Ann Biderman ( "Public Enemies") and executive produced by "ER's" John Wells, occasionally stops to let characters speechify about the nobility of the job or the problems facing people in crime-ridden areas, and those moments feel more than a bit clunky. —  Zap2it.com - Zap 2 News & Buzz
  • That way you can speechify without taking your eyes off the road. —  Lone Star Times
 

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/ˈspitʃɪfai/
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