Meaning & use
orating
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Speaking formally and often at length, in the style of a public speech; sometimes used to suggest speaking pompously.
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The senator stood on the courthouse steps, orating to the crowd about justice and reform.
He spent the whole dinner orating about his travels instead of asking anyone else a question.
A note on using this word
Orating often carries a mildly mocking tone, implying someone is speechifying more than the occasion calls for.
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