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n.[ See Spechify. ] The act of speechifying. [ Used humorously or in contempt. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a speech or speeches; an orator; a declaimer. [ Used humorously or in contempt. ] G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Speechified p. pr. & vb. n. Speechifying ] [ Speech + -fy. ] To make a speech; to harangue. [ Used derisively or humorously. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of making a speech or speeches. [ Used derisively or humorously. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The dinner and speechifying . . . at the opening of the annual season for the buckhounds. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]