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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Each has talked up and acted upon the notion that universities’ illiberal and often hypocritical approaches to issues concerning free speech and antisemitism need to change. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 Several years back, Barrow began talking up the script on the website that was then named Twitter. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025 For the past decade, investors have been talking up Europe's potential to build valuable tech firms, rebuffing the idea that Silicon Valley is the only place to create innovative new ventures. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025 Paramount has also been recently talking up the value of its linear networks, particularly MTV. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk up

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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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 19 Sep. 2025.

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