English Explanatory Dictionary

bloviate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

Pronunciation

/ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/ en-us-bloviate.ogg

Word forms

bloviate bloviates bloviating bloviated

Etymology

1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.

Related words

blowhard windbag

Derived words

bloviatingly bloviation bloviative bloviator bloviatory bloviatrix
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