Bloviate

/ˈbloʊvieɪt/ verb

Definition

To speak at great length in a pompous or boastful manner; to talk excessively without saying anything meaningful.

Etymology

Likely a blend or modification of 'blow' and Latin 'deviate' or similar roots, created in American English around the early 20th century. The word may have been popularized by President Warren G. Harding.

Kelly Says

President Harding supposedly invented or popularized 'bloviate' to describe his own tendency to give long-winded speeches—it's delightfully self-aware, and the word has experienced a major revival in 21st-century usage as people describe political speeches and social media rants.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም እንግዲህ ይነገርናል
ba-tam ing-dih yin-a-ger-na-al
ARالعربية
تحدث بشكل مبالغ فيه
ta-haddath bi-shi-kay mubaligh feeh
BNবাংলা
বর্ণনা করা
bor-nna kor-a
CACatalà
parlar massa
par-lar mas-sa
CSČeština
kecat
ke-cat
DADansk
tale for meget
ta-le for me-get
DEDeutsch
langweilen
lahn-g-vay-len
ELΕλληνικά
μιλάω υπερβολικά
mee-lah-oo yoo-per-vo-lee-ka
ESEspañol
hacer discursos pomposos
ah-ser dis-kur-sos pom-pos-sos
FAفارسی
گپ زدن
gap zadan
FISuomi
puhuta liikaa
pu-hu-ta li-i-kaa
FRFrançais
jargonner
zahr-gohn-ay
GUGU
બોલવાનું વધારે કરવું
bol-va-nu va-dhare kar-vu
HAHA
yiyaye sosai
yi-ya-ye so-sai
HEעברית
לדקלם
le-da-klem
HIहिन्दी
बड़बड़ाना
baṛbaṛāṇā
HUMagyar
beszédeskedni
besz-eh-des-ke-dni
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlebihan
ber-le-bihan
IGIG
kwuo okwu
kwo-o ok-wu
ITItaliano
fare discorsi pomposi
fa-reh dis-kor-see pom-poh-see
JA日本語
大げさに話す
oo-ge-sa-ni haw-su
KKKK
сөйлеу
soy-leu
KMKM
និយាយច្រើន
ni-ya-y cha-reon
KO한국어
과장되게 말하다
gwa-jang-doe-ge mal-ha-da
MRMR
बोलणे
bol-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap secara berlebihan
ber-ca-kap se-ra-ka be-le-bihan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြာကြာပြော
kya kya pya-o
NLNederlands
opdringen
op-dri-ngen
NONorsk
tale for mye
ta-le for my-e
PAPA
ਬਹੁਤ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨਾ
bahut gal kar-na
PLPolski
bzdzić
bz-dzyc
PTPortuguês
falar de forma grandiosa
fa-lar duh ma-rah gran-dee-o-sah
RORomână
vorbi excesiv
vor-bee eks-es-iv
RUРусский
хвастаться
hvastatsya
SVSvenska
prata mycket
pra-ta mu-che
SWKiswahili
kuzungumza sana
koo-zun-gum-za sa-na
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக பேசுகிறேன்
a-dhi-ka-ma-ga pa-es-u-ki-ren
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా మాట్లాడు
a-ti-ga ma-at-laadu
THไทย
พูดมากเกินไป
pood maak gern pai
TLTL
maging sobra
ma-ging so-bra
TRTürkçe
abartmak
ah-bar-tmak
UKУкраїнська
хвалюватися
hvalyuvatysya
URاردو
بہت بات کرنا
be-hat ba-at kar-na
VITiếng Việt
nói khoác
noy khoac
YOYO
sọrọ àwọn ọrọ̀
so-ro awon or-o
ZH中文
夸夸其谈
kuā kuā qí tán
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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