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Definition of bloviate

bloviate

/ˈbloʊ.vi.eɪt/
blo · vi · ate
Past Simple:bloviated
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Past Participle:bloviated
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Present Participle:bloviating
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bloviate Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

North American To talk or write at length, especially in an inflated, pompous, or empty way.

Example

"The commentator spent twenty minutes bloviating about economic policy without offering a single concrete solution."

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• Rhymes for bloviate

• Nearby Words

blotchy
blotter
blouse
bloviate
blow
blowback
blowdart

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-19th-century American English (originally recorded in Ohio), likely as a humorous, pseudo-Latinate expansion of the verb 'blow' (in the sense of 'to boast or brag'). The word was famously popularized in the 1920s by U.S. President Warren G. Harding.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bloviate. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bloviate
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