noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of gasbag
Example Sentences
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By the next scene, we see that Little Bill has grabbed the spotlight for himself, ballooning into a gasbag of self-importance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
As Simpson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., captures the football star’s gasbag egotism but falls short of the regal charisma that drew people to him.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2016
Over the past 20 years, I have worked on and off as a writer, a regular guest on Classic Sports Reporters, and a recurring consultant and on-air gasbag for SportsCentury and other shows.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2011
It’s cited out of context all the time as a pearl of genuine wisdom, but in the playing it’s traditionally rendered as just one of the many aphorisms spouted by an old gasbag.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2010
He looked up to check the gasbag and saw it sway a degree or two, leaning toward the hills.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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