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bloviate

American  
[bloh-vee-eyt] / ˈbloʊ viˌeɪt /

verb (used without object)

bloviated, bloviating

  1. to speak pompously.

Other Word Forms

  • bloviation noun

Etymology

Origin of bloviate

1850–55, pseudo-Latin alteration of blow 2 to boast; popularized by Warren G. Harding

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