bloviate
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
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(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
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(US, possibly, originally, Ohio, informal) A boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
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