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View usage for: (wɪndbæg) Word forms: plural windbagscountable nounIf you call someone a windbag, you are saying in a fairly rude way that you think they talk a great deal in a boring way. [informal, disapproval]Synonyms: bore, boaster, gossip, prattler More Synonyms of windbag windbag in British English (ˈwɪndˌbæɡ) noun1. slang a voluble person who has little of interest to communicate 2. the bag in a set of bagpipes, which provides a continuous flow of air to the pipes windbag in American English (ˈwɪndˌbæg) noun Informal a person who talks much and pretentiously but says little of importance Synonyms of 'windbag'bore, boaster, gossip, prattler More Synonyms of windbag Definition a person who talks a lot but says little of interest He's just a boring old windbag. Synonyms bore boaster prattler blether (Scottish) bigmouth (slang) gasbag (informal) blowhard (informal) bullshitter (taboo, slang) bullshit artist (taboo, slang) tattletale mainly US, Canadian) figjam (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly a swaggering jovial prankster and braggart Synonyms boaster, show-off (informal), bluffer, swaggerer, brag, blusterer, swashbuckler, braggadocio, hot dog (US), bigmouth (slang), bragger, skite or skiter (Australian, New Zealand, informal), figjam (Australian, slang) Definition a person who habitually talks about other people, usually maliciously I bet the old gossips back home are really shocked. Synonyms busybody, babbler, prattler, chatterbox (informal), quidnunc, blether, chatterer, scandalmonger, blatherskite, newsmonger (old-fashioned), gossipmonger, tattletale (US, Canadian) Definition a person who talks too much, esp. in a boastful or indiscreet way He is a loudmouth, and very spoilt too. Synonyms bigmouth (slang), noisily, swaggerer, brag, blusterer, windbag (slang), braggart, braggadocio, gasbag (informal), blowhard (informal), bullshitter (taboo, slang), bullshit artist (taboo, slang), figjam (Australian, slang) - wind something down
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Additional synonymsDefinition a scandalmonger or gossip Synonyms gossip, busybody, babbler, prattler, chatterbox (informal), quidnunc, blether, chatterer, bigmouth (slang), scandalmonger, blatherskite, newsmonger (old-fashioned), gossipmonger |