bloviate \blo"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 (N. Y. Times Jan. 6, 1999, p.
A23) --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bloviate
v : orate verbosely and windily
WordNet (r) 2.0
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