talk up

verb

talked up; talking up; talks up

transitive verb

: to discuss favorably : advocate, promote
talk up the new product

intransitive verb

: to speak up plainly or directly

Examples of talk up in a Sentence

the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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At the state level, DeSantis talked up the effort by the Florida Highway Patrol to train state troopers across the state to enforce federal immigration laws. Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 Jaclyn, who has been urging Laurie to hook up with Valentin from the start, who has been talking up her amazing relationship with her husband. Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Business leaders have talked up the concept of merit for years. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Walden, whose title is Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, didn’t break news at the event but did talk up the success of FX’s Shōgun, while avoiding the topic of CEO succession. Peter White, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk up

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk up was in 1660

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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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