windbag

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic) Bellows for an organ.
2. (derogatory, mildly) Someone who talks excessively.

Verb

To talk pompously or excessively.

Synonyms

chatterbox

gasbag

babbler

chatterer

wind-jammer

bladder

ranter

talker

tattletale

gas-bag

flibbertigibbet

gabber

gabbler

gossip

motormouth

phrasemonger

popinjay

prattler

puff

rhetorician

sailing ship

scatterbrain

spouter

twaddler

utricle

air bag

idle talker

air sac

bellows

blabber

blabbermouth

blatherer

blowhard

boaster

braggart

cyst

Translations

Schwätzer

αεροθάλαμος

cotorra

φαφλατάς

parolaio

palabrero

charlatán

körük

τζόγος

chiacchierone

Windbeutel

αερολόγος

otre

bavard

babillard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wyndbagge

In summary

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.