bloviate

Etymology
1845, US, Ohio, from  + , by analogy with.

Verb

 * 1)  To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

Usage notes
Particularly used of politicians, bloviate has passed in and out of fashion over the centuries, falling out of fashion by end of 19th century, but was popularized in the early 1920s with reference to president, again in the 1990s, and again during the. Its usage has increased since then.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:talk.

Translations

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 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Romanian: a te lungi, a te lungi cu vorba
 * Russian: почесать язы́к