word of the day
Monday | 31 Jan 2022
Bloviate
[blo-vee-ate]
Verb
American - mid 18th century
- Definition
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To speak or write pompously or windily.
- Examples of word Bloviate in a sentence
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“People dislike talking to Penelope because she likes to bloviate in conversations, going on for minutes at a time, about any and everything.”
- Did you Know?
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President Warren G. Harding is often credited with coining the word “bloviate” though it’s more likely that he picked it up from local slang while hanging around his childhood friends in Ohio.
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