Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Used derisively or humorously. The act of making a speech or speeches.
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- verb Present participle of
speechify . - noun The art of making
speeches ;rhetoric ororatory . - noun The act of
speaking , especially at excessive length.
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Examples
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(And I actually agree with you a little bit -- his speechifying is a bit overrated.)
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But - and it's a big 'but' - speechifying is very worthy, but it's nothing without the deeds.
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But - and it's a big 'but' - speechifying is very worthy, but it's nothing without the deeds.
The Weight of Expectation Dungeekin 2009
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Indeed, even the students at Princeton would be hard-pressed to argue against such a reform of the filibuster, since extended speechifying is precisely the means they have used to make their point.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » My Proposal on Filibuster Rules 2005
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Indeed, even the students at Princeton would be hard-pressed to argue against such a reform of the filibuster, since extended speechifying is precisely the means they have used to make their point.
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Obama has no such experience, no experience, really, in anything but speechifying, which is what community organizing is all about.
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President Obama's strongest talent is not his speechifying, which is frankly a bit of a snoozeroo.
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President Obama's strongest talent is not his speechifying, which is frankly a bit of a snoozeroo.
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President Obama's strongest talent is not his speechifying, which is frankly a bit of a snoozeroo.
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President Obama's strongest talent is not his speechifying, which is frankly a bit of a snoozeroo.
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