bloviate

verb blo·vi·ate \ˈblō-vē-ˌāt\

blo·vi·at·edblo·vi·at·ing

Definition of BLOVIATE

intransitive verb

: to speak or write verbosely and windily

— blo·vi·a·tion \ˌblō-vē-ˈā-shən\ noun

perhaps irregular from ¹blow

First Known Use: circa 1879

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