bloviate Syllabification: (blo·vi·ate)Pronunciation: /ˈblōvēˌāt/Definition of bloviate verb [no object] informal talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way. Derivatives bloviation noun bloviator noun Origin: mid 19th century: perhaps from blow1bloviate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bloviate in the British & World English dictionary
