windbag

[ wind-bag ]

/ ˈwɪndˌbæg /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR windbag ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Informal.Also called bag of wind

[wind] /wɪnd/ . an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.

the bag of a bagpipe.

Origin of windbag

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at wind¹, bag

OTHER WORDS FROM windbag

wind·bag·ger·y, noun

Words nearby windbag

Winckelmann, wind, windable, windage, Windaus, windbag, windbaggery, wind-bell, windbill, windblast, windblown

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Example sentences from the Web for windbag

He can still come off like a windbag with a know-it-all air.
The Resurrection of Newt Gingrich|Howard Kurtz|October 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The hour of all windbags does arrive; every windbag is at length ripped and collapses.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
He was admonished, but stood impenitent, and even "called the worthy magistrate a windbag and a sham."
Thomas Carlyle|Hector Carsewell Macpherson
In his letters during this period, everyone who differs from him is denounced as a charlatan and a windbag.
Schopenhauer|Margrieta Beer

And Mr. Spurgeon was no windbag—vox et præterea nihil; no darling pet of old women whose Christianity was flabby as an oyster.
Christopher Crayon's Recollections|J. Ewing Ritchie
For our Phineas Finn was a young man not without sense,—not entirely a windbag.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for windbag

windbag

/ (ˈwɪndˌbæɡ) /

noun

slang a voluble person who has little of interest to communicate

the bag in a set of bagpipes, which provides a continuous flow of air to the pipes

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单词	windbag
释义	windbag [ wind-bag ] / ˈwɪndˌbæg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR windbag ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.Also called bag of wind [wind] /wɪnd/ . an empty, voluble, pretentious talker. the bag of a bagpipe. Origin of windbag A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at wind¹, bag OTHER WORDS FROM windbag wind·bag·ger·y, noun Words nearby windbag Winckelmann, wind, windable, windage, Windaus, windbag, windbaggery, wind-bell, windbill, windblast, windblown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for windbag He can still come off like a windbag with a know-it-all air. The Resurrection of Newt Gingrich\|Howard Kurtz\|October 18, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The hour of all windbags does arrive; every windbag is at length ripped and collapses. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood He was admonished, but stood impenitent, and even "called the worthy magistrate a windbag and a sham." Thomas Carlyle\|Hector Carsewell Macpherson In his letters during this period, everyone who differs from him is denounced as a charlatan and a windbag. Schopenhauer\|Margrieta Beer And Mr. Spurgeon was no windbag—vox et præterea nihil; no darling pet of old women whose Christianity was flabby as an oyster. Christopher Crayon's Recollections\|J. Ewing Ritchie For our Phineas Finn was a young man not without sense,—not entirely a windbag. Phineas Finn\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for windbag windbag / (ˈwɪndˌbæɡ) / noun slang a voluble person who has little of interest to communicate the bag in a set of bagpipes, which provides a continuous flow of air to the pipes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to windbag braggart, boaster, blowhard, know-it-all, bragger, gasbag, jabberer, bag of wind, gascon, motor-mouth
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windbag

noun

Origin of windbag

OTHER WORDS FROM windbag

Words nearby windbag

Example sentences from the Web for windbag

British Dictionary definitions for windbag

noun

Words related to windbag