rhodomontade

[ rod-uh-mon-teyd, -tahd, -muhn-, roh-duh- ]

/ ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑd, -mən-, ˌroʊ də- /

an obsolete variant of rodomontade.

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

"I won't hear any more of this rhodomontade—this voice of the devil on the lips of my child," he said, snatching up his hat again.
Mattie:--A Stray (Vol 3 of 3)|Frederick William Robinson
But it demanded that the passion should be winnowed, and free from all rhodomontade.
North America, Volume I (of 2)|Anthony Trollope
All his Irish rhodomontade went straight out of my head, and I ran to him.
Melchior's Dream and Other Tales|Juliana Horatia Ewing
Such a mass of rhapsody and rhodomontade as we presented to our master!
Household Education|Harriet Martineau

I don't believe all that rhodomontade about another world,' said he gruffly; 'the Republic settled that question.'
Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune|Charles James Lever