bloviate
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bloviate
- /ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/
Where it comes from
1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.
verb bloviates · bloviating · bloviated
- To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner. Peter P. Low, Esq., will with open throat…bloviate about the farmers being taxed upon the full value of their farms, while bankers are released from taxation.
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verb to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner
| Deutsch | schwafeln |
|---|---|
| Italiano | concionare |
| Română | a te lungi, a te lungi cu vorba |
| Русский | почесать язы́к počesatʹ jazýk |
Talk about this word "bloviate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bloviate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bloviate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bloviate "bloviate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bloviate.Cite this
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title = {bloviate},
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