bombast
- Noun. riginally, cotton, or cotton wool.
- Noun. otton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
- Noun. (figuratively) High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
- Verb. o swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
- Adjective. igh-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
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