bloviate
bloviate · bloviates · bloviated · bloviating
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To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful mannerTo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
/ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/
» Tom wastes so much time acting like a know-it-all in meetings, it seems he just likes to bloviate.
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1 senses(US)To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
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More definitions
- orate verbosely and windily
Examples
1 sentencesTom wastes so much time acting like a know-it-all in meetings, it seems he just likes to bloviate.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner:
Origin
1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.
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Forms
bloviates, bloviating, bloviated, bloviatedWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle