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Speechifying

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speech·i·fy  (spch-f)
intr.v. speech·i·fied, speech·i·fy·ing, speech·i·fies
To give a speech: "In Washington, cabinet secretaries pose and speechify" (Jonathan Alter).
speechi·fier n.


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"I do not understand you, husband," replied Teresa; "do as you like, and don't break my head with any more speechifying and rethoric; and if you have revolved to do what you say-"
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Meanwhile, and pending the arrangement of the proceedings, and a fair division of the speechifying, the public in the large room were eyeing, by turns, the empty platform, and the ladies in the Music Gallery.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
You are talking and speechifying away, but tell me, would you kill the old woman /yourself/?
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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