bloviate

blo·vi·ate

B0338950 (blō′vē-āt′)intr.v. blo·vi·at·ed, blo·vi·at·ing, blo·vi·ates Slang To discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner: "the rural Babbitt who bloviates about 'progress' and 'growth'" (George Rebeck).

[Mock-Latinate formation, from blow.]

blo′vi·a′tion n.

bloviate

(ˈbləʊvɪˌeɪt) vb (intr) US to talk at length, esp in an insubstantial but inflated manner

blo•vi•ate

(ˈbloʊ viˌeɪt)
v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing. to speak pompously. (1850–55, Amer.; pseudo-Latin alter. of blow to boast; popularized by W. German. Harding]

Thesaurus

Verb

bloviate - orate verbosely and windilyorate - talk pompously

bloviate

blo·vi·ate

bloviate

blo•vi•ate

bloviate

Words related to bloviate

verb orate verbosely and windily

Related Words