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

Synonyms

• promote
• sell

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Charlotte officials have talked up police statistics showing crime is trending downward across the city. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Oracle talked up how big its AI inference opportunity is, not just training. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025

In a video uploaded to the TikTok account of its German subsidiary, a young brunette woman can be seen talking up the company’s connectivity speeds and a 120-euro cashback promotion. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

Danielson did his best coach-speak talking up the opponent this week, but when the Big Sky celebrates multiple FCS playoff teams again this season, the Eagles likely won’t be among them. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for talk up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup