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Word: Bloviate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 19th century: perhaps from blow
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbləʊvɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way
Short Definition:talk at length
Examples:- when so many people are bloviating, it's easy to dismiss all discourse as chatter
- you don't come here to hear from a pompous guy bloviating about his own personal opinions
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