speechifying

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From the verb speechify: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
speech•i•fy  (spē′chə fī′),USA pronunciation v.i., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to make a speech or speeches;
    harangue.
  • speech + -ify 1715–25
speech′i•fi•ca′tion, n. 
speech′i•fi′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
speechify /ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (intransitive)
  1. to make a speech or speeches
  2. to talk pompously and boringly
ˈspeechiˌfier n

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