Bloviating

/ˈbloʊvieɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of 'bloviate'; speaking at great length in a pompous or boastful manner.

Etymology

Present participle formation of 'bloviate,' using the '-ing' suffix to indicate ongoing action.

Kelly Says

'Bloviating' has become the default word in political commentary for what used to be called 'bluffing,' 'talking hot air,' or 'running your mouth'—it's a perfect example of how one word can completely replace older, cruder synonyms in polite discourse.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንግስ
nəɡs
ARالعربية
يتحدث
yatakallam
BNবাংলা
কথা বলা
kotha bala
CACatalà
parlar
parˈla
CSČeština
mluvit
mluviːt
DADansk
snakke
snɑgə
DEDeutsch
schwätzen
ʃvɛtsn
ELΕλληνικά
ομιλώ
omiló
ESEspañol
discursear
diskurˈsear
FAفارسی
سخن گفتن
soxan goftan
FISuomi
puida
puːiːdɑ
FRFrançais
bavarder
bavarde
GUGU
વાત કરવી
vāt karnī
HAHA
magana
magana
HEעברית
לדבר
ledaber
HIहिन्दी
बातें करना
bāteṅ karnā
HUMagyar
beszél
bɛseːl
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbicara
bərbicara
IGIG
ịkpọ okwu
ịkpọ okwu
ITItaliano
chiacchierare
kjakkeˈrare
JA日本語
おしゃべり
oshaberī
KKKK
сөйлеу
söylew
KMKM
និយាយ
niyey
KO한국어
말하기
malhagi
MRMR
बोलणे
bōḷṇē
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap
bərtʃakap
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
sakaʔ pɹoʊ
NLNederlands
kletsen
klɛtsən
NONorsk
snakke
snɑkːə
PAPA
ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਰਨਾ
gallā̃ karnā
PLPolski
gadać
ɡaɖat͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
discursar
diskurˈsar
RORomână
a vorbi
a vorbi
RUРусский
болтать
boltatʹ
SVSvenska
prata
prɑːta
SWKiswahili
kuongea
kuoŋea
TAதமிழ்
பேசு
pēcu
TEతెలుగు
మాట్లాడటం
māṭlāḍaṭaṁ
THไทย
พูดมาก
pʰûːt māk
TLTL
magsalita
magsalita
TRTürkçe
boş konuşmak
boʃ konuʃmak
UKУкраїнська
говорити
hovority
URاردو
بات کرنا
bāt karnā
VITiếng Việt
nói nhiều
nói nhiều
YOYO
sọ̀rọ̀
sɔ̀rɔ̀
ZH中文
夸夸其谈
kuā kuā qí tán
ZUZU
khuluma
kʰuluma

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