bloviate
Meaning
To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/
Etymology
1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.
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