Speech·i·fy v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified p. pr. & vb. n. Speechifying ]  To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or humorously.]
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  Speech·i·fy·ing, n. The act of making a speech or speeches. [Used derisively or humorously.]
     The dinner and speechifying . . . at the opening of the annual season for the buckhounds.   --M. Arnold.
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