bloviate

[ bloh-vee-eyt ]

/ ˈbloʊ viˌeɪt /

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verb (used without object), blo·vi·at·ed, blo·vi·at·ing.

to speak pompously.

RELATED WORDS

shout, rant, babble, fume, recite, bellow, stump, declaim, scold, storm, clamor, orate, sizzle, objurgate, rail, spiel, mouth, harangue, rage, roar

Nearby words

blotto, blount's disease, blouse, blouson, blousy, bloviate, blow, blow a fuse, blow away, blow by blow, blow down

Origin of bloviate

1850–55, Americanism; pseudo-Latin alteration of blow² to boast; popularized by Warren G. Harding

Related forms

blo·vi·a·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for bloviate

Be prepared: It will be tough Watching Gingrich strut his stuff Stay tuned to hear him bloviate On narrow win in his home state.
The Song of Newt Gingrich: From Longshot To Hotshot To No Shot||April 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST