SPEECHIFY
Speech"i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Speechifying.] Etym: [Speech + -fy.]
Defn: To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or humorously.]
SPEECHIFYING
Speech"i*fy`ing, n.
Defn: 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.
SPEECHING
Speech"ing, n.
Defn: The act of making a speech. [R.]
SPEECHLESS
Speech"less, a.
1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.
2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.
Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison.
— Speech"less*ly, adv.
— Speech"less*ness, n.
SPEECHMAKER
Speech"mak`er, n.