bloviate

[ bloh-vee-eyt ]

verb (used without object)

, blo·vi·at·ed, blo·vi·at·ing.

1. to speak pompously.

Other Words From

• blovi·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloviate¹

1850–55, Americanism; pseudo-Latin alteration of blow ² to boast; popularized by Warren G. Harding

Example Sentences

The "Call Her Daddy" conversation was not the contentious tête-à-tête the chattering class has come to expect after decades of cable news bloviating somehow came to represent meaningful political coverage.

From Salon

Perhaps we should be covering Trump based on the facts – and not the blathering, bloviated nonsense he spouts on a daily basis.

From Salon

These days, the role of the “paid contributor” — a commentator on contract, to bloviate on demand — is fully baked into the TV news ecosystem.

From New York Times

Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo, the top Democrat in the chamber, said he wouldn’t vote to expel Eigel but that he was tired of watching “Republicans bloviating.”

From Seattle Times

Back in 2016, though, which was apparently the “right time” for Trump, Haley was excoriating him for being a bloviating boor who would set a terrible example for America’s children.

From Seattle Times

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