windbag
13
6.8
- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/
- Offensive
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pesado
- So I can get out of here, and won't have to listen to this windbag.
- an old windbag
- a pompous windbag
Examples
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He's just a windbag.
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They never know who's a windbag and who's got the goods.
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Did that old windbag tell you to stay away from me?
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But at least that windbag gave me a great idea.
Fiction book (1999) -
Did you ever see such a windbag?
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And let him tell everybody what a bunch of windbags they are.
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Thank you, windbag, for that slobbering introduction.
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I am done talking to a mindless windbag who can't think of any of his own words to write.
Blog text (3) -
I was there too, you pompous windbag, and I say you're a liar.
Blog text (8) -
During the meeting, he was such a windbag, filling the air with pointless stories that made everyone zone out.
Synonyms
32
4.2
A person who talks too much about dull topics and makes others feel tired or not interested
21
6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
9
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
6
9.8
A person who talks for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
4
7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
3
8.4
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
2
8.9
A person who talks too much in a silly or annoying way
1
7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
1
9.9
A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention
1
8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
1
5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
1
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things
1
8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
A person who talks too much about small things and bores others
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Talkative
- Offensive
13
6.8
- Formal
3
8.6
- Formal
6
9.9
33
2.5
- Informal
36
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windbag comes from the simple picture of wind ('air') trapped in a bag ('container'), like something that looks full but has no real weight. So a windbag is someone who talks a lot but says little of value, in other words a person 'full of hot air'.