bloviate
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- bloviation noun
Etymology
Origin of bloviate
1850–55, pseudo-Latin alteration of blow 2 to boast; popularized by Warren G. Harding
Example Sentences
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Yes, he’s paid to bloviate on college football issues.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
Actors jockey, directors bloviate, writers fume at liberties taken.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
Now, the “Peanut Gallery” will grouse and bloviate that all of this is the district’s fault; that it has a spending problem.
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2018
This was one of those occasions when men, especially those of us in the media accustomed to our own freedom to bloviate, were best served trying to listen and learn.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2018
Example: It’s tough to watch them bloviate about sweeping change when our internal processes are still such a mess.
From Time • Jul. 27, 2015
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