windbag
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Synonyms
babbler, blabber, blabbermouth, blowhard, cackler, chatterbox, chatterer, conversationalist, gabbler, gasbag, jabberer, jay, magpie, motormouth, prattler, talker
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Some combination of deliberate tactics and the unprecedented loathing of his opponents causes anything bombastic, silly, or overly self-centered to be played up and employed to reinforce the caricature of him as a blustering, narcissistic windbag. — Conrad Black, National Review, "Trumpâs Only Real Weakness Is His Style," 11 Sep. 2019 Göring does not seem to care about anything, that windbag. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Gudrun Burwitz, Ever-Loyal Daughter of Himmler, Is Dead at 88," 6 July 2018 Are Douthat, Robin, and others right in dismissing Trump as just a windbag? — Jeet Heer, New Republic, "Presidentsâ Words Can Be Lasting Deeds," 12 Feb. 2018 Even that old windbag Polonius, played by Robert Joy, is less a bombastic grandstander than a dry-as-dust martinet. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: Michael Urie Puts the Madcap in Hamletâs Madness," 23 Jan. 2018 For the seventh time in 13 years, a hurricane is trying to re-arrange the Tigers' season, this one a waterlogged windbag named Harvey, who supposedly will be emptying himself over Houston and south Texas through next Wednesday. — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, "If it's hurricane season, it must be time for LSU football to not start," 27 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'windbag.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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