- bloviation
- noun see bloviate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bloviation
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bloviation — pompous oratory, 1857; noun of action; see BLOVIATE (Cf. bloviate) … Etymology dictionary
bloviation — bloviate lo vi*ate (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bloviated} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {bloviating} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[i^]ng).] To orate pompously; used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloviation — See bloviate. * * * … Universalium
bloviation — noun a lengthy discourse in a pompous or boastful manner See Also: bloviate, bloviator … Wiktionary
bloviation — … Useful english dictionary
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bloviate — intransitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: perhaps irregular from 1blow Date: circa 1879 to speak or write verbosely and windily • bloviation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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