bloviate
1bloviate — (v.) 1857, Amer.Eng., a Midwestern word for to talk aimlessly and boastingly; to indulge in high falutin , according to Farmer (1890), who seems to have been the only British lexicographer to notice it. He says it was based on BLOW (Cf. blow)… …
2bloviate — lo vi*ate (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bloviated} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {bloviating} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[i^]ng).] To orate pompously; used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich (N. Y.… …
3bloviate — ☆ bloviate [blō′vē āt΄ ] vi. bloviated, bloviating [< ?] to speak at some length bombastically or rhetorically bloviation n …
4Bloviate — To bloviate means to speak pompously and excessively, or to expound ridiculously. A colloquial verb coined in the United States, it is commonly used with contempt to describe the behavior of politicians, academics, pundits or media experts,… …
5bloviate — intransitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: perhaps irregular from 1blow Date: circa 1879 to speak or write verbosely and windily • bloviation noun …
6bloviate — /bloh vee ayt /, v.i., bloviated, bloviating. to speak pompously. [Amer.; pseudo L alter. of BLOW to boast; pop. by W. G. HARDING] * * * …
7bloviate — verb To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner …
8bloviate — v. talk a lot, chatter, prattle, blow hot air (slang) …
9bloviate — [ bləʊvɪeɪt] verb US talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way. Derivatives bloviation noun Origin C19: perh. from blow1 …
10bloviate — blo·vi·ate …
