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bombast

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As a noun, bombast means high-sounding words. As a verb, it means swell or fill out.

Meanings of bombast

8 meanings

noun

  1. figurativeHigh-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.

  2. figurativelyBombast (high-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.)

Older and rare meanings (3)

  1. archaicCotton, or cotton wool.

  2. archaicCotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.

  3. archaicBombast; cotton or cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton before being processed.)

verb

  1. To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.

  2. To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.

adjective

  1. Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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