talk up

verb

talked up; talking up; talks up
Synonyms of talk upnext

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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The Dodgers talk up Shohei Ohtani as a Cy Young award contender, and Ohtani has given up one run all season. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 In March, Nvidia talked up forthcoming silicon that can enable models to rapidly respond to users' questions, thanks to technology obtained in its $20 billion deal with chip startup Groq. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, who voice Woody and Buzz, the iconic original duo, also took the stage together at CinemaCon for the first time to talk up the film. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Last month, the company also talked up its efforts to double Leo’s launch frequency and pack more satellites into each rocket. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026 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.grautoblog.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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