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bombast

/ˈbɒmbæst/

/ˈbɑːmbæst/

Translations

bombastnoun

bombasts

высокопарность

The politician's speech was full of bombast.

Речь политика была полна высокопарности.

Synonyms

bombastverb

bombasted

Past Simple

bombasted

Past Participle

bombasting

Gerund

/ˈbɒmbæst/

/ˈbɑːmbæst/

Synonyms

orate pompously

bombastadjective

Attributive use of the noun, rare

Synonyms

Definitions

bombastnoun

High-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.

The politician's speech was full of bombast, but it lacked any real substance.

Cotton or other soft material used as padding in clothing; padding.

In the Elizabethan era, gentlemen stuffed their sleeves with bombast to achieve fashionable breadth.

bombastverb

(obsolete) To pad (a garment) with cotton or other material.

The tailor bombasted the doublet so that it looked more imposing.

(rare) To speak or write in an inflated, pompous style.

She tended to bombast endlessly about her accomplishments.

bombastadjective

(attributive, rare) Pompous or inflated in style.

His bombast rhetoric left the audience unimpressed.