gasbag

[ gas-bag ]

/ ˈgæsˌbæg /

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noun

a bag for holding gas, as in a balloon or dirigible.

Slang. a talkative, boastful person; windbag.

Origin of gasbag

First recorded in 1820–30; gas + bag

Words nearby gasbag

Garvey, Marcus, Gary, gas, gas abscess, gas bacillus, gasbag, gas black, gas burner, gas chamber, gas chromatograph, gas chromatography

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Example sentences from the Web for gasbag

The gasbag is in two parts—a tough shell and a gastight bladder, the latter being designed to be discarded if it leaks.
Why Old-School Airships Now Rule Our Warzones|Bill Sweetman|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was Maynard's fault; he was conceited, and a gasbag, and talked about the wrong things.
Non-combatants and Others|Rose Macaulay
The collapse of Gasbag can have surprised no careful reader of these columns.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890|Various
First comes the typical Russian gasbag, who talks and then talks some more.
Essays on Russian Novelists|William Lyon Phelps

British Dictionary definitions for gasbag

gasbag

/ (ˈɡæsˌbæɡ) informal /

noun

a person who talks in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters

verb -bags, -bagging or -bagged

(intr) Irish to talk in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters

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单词	gasbag
释义	gasbag [ gas-bag ] / ˈgæsˌbæg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gasbag ON THESAURUS.COM noun a bag for holding gas, as in a balloon or dirigible. Slang. a talkative, boastful person; windbag. Origin of gasbag First recorded in 1820–30; gas + bag Words nearby gasbag Garvey, Marcus, Gary, gas, gas abscess, gas bacillus, gasbag, gas black, gas burner, gas chamber, gas chromatograph, gas chromatography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gasbag The gasbag is in two parts—a tough shell and a gastight bladder, the latter being designed to be discarded if it leaks. Why Old-School Airships Now Rule Our Warzones\|Bill Sweetman\|June 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was Maynard's fault; he was conceited, and a gasbag, and talked about the wrong things. Non-combatants and Others\|Rose Macaulay The collapse of Gasbag can have surprised no careful reader of these columns. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890\|Various First comes the typical Russian gasbag, who talks and then talks some more. Essays on Russian Novelists\|William Lyon Phelps British Dictionary definitions for gasbag gasbag / (ˈɡæsˌbæɡ) informal / noun a person who talks in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters verb -bags, -bagging or -bagged (intr) Irish to talk in a voluble way, esp about unimportant matters 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 gasbag raconteur, orator, debater, braggart, boaster, blowhard, know-it-all, bragger, jabberer, chatterbox, gossipmonger, windbag, squealer, gossiper, tattletale, blabber, loudmouth, chatterer, babbler, egotist
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gasbag

noun

Origin of gasbag

Words nearby gasbag

Example sentences from the Web for gasbag

British Dictionary definitions for gasbag

noun

verb -bags, -bagging or -bagged

Words related to gasbag