talking up
Hyping with words
Talking up means promoting or praising something enthusiastically to generate interest or support: She's been talking up her new business to everyone she meets.
It can also mean speaking more loudly or boldly: Talk up so the people in the back can hear you.
The phrase often implies deliberate advocacy—trying to convince others of something's value or importance.
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- bigging upEnthusiastically promoting or praising
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- publicizingMaking information widely known
recommending · putting in a good word · championing · energizing · convincing · praising · endorsement · uplifting · encouraging · touting · advertising · coaxing · articulating · reassuring · building up · pumping up · expressing · hyperbolic
talking uptalking down
Patronizing verbal manner
badmouthing · running down · criticizing · disparaging · trashing
talking uptalking down
Patronizing verbal manner
underselling · downplaying · minimizing · playing down · undervaluing
talking uphushing up
Concealing to prevent disclosure
suppressing · glossing over · ignoring · burying · sweeping under the rug