bloviate
/ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/
bloviate verb: to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
Verb
bloviate (third-person singular simple present bloviates, present participle bloviating, simple past and past participle bloviated)
- To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- Peter P. Low, Esq., will with open throat…bloviate about the farmers being taxed upon the full value of their farms, while bankers are released from taxation.1845 October 14, Huron Reflector, Norwalk, Ohio
- His passion when bloviating was furious and terrible to look upon; but there was nothing to it more than sound and pretense.1887, James O'Meara, The Vigilance Committee of '56
Forms of bloviate
| third-person singular present | bloviates |
|---|---|
| present participle | bloviating |
| past participle | bloviated |
| past | bloviated |
Origin of bloviate
1845, US, Ohio, from blow (“speak idly, boast”) + -i- + -ate, by analogy with deviate.
Words formed from bloviate
- bloviatingly
- bloviation
- bloviative
- bloviator
- bloviatory
- bloviatrix
Questions about bloviate
- What does bloviate mean?
- Bloviate means to speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- What part of speech is bloviate?
- Bloviate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bloviate?
- Bloviate is pronounced /ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of bloviate?
- The past tense of bloviate is bloviated.
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