hold forth
usually disapproving— phrasal verb with hold uk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/verb held, held
to talk about a particular subject for a long time, often in a way that other people find boring:
She held forth all afternoon about/on government incompetence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- filibuster
- floor
- hold
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speaking
- speech
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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