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gasbag

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

Translations

gasbagnoun

gasbags

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

воздушный мешок

The hot air balloon's gasbag was filled with heated air.

Воздушный мешок воздушного шара был наполнен горячим воздухом.

болтун

He's such a gasbag, always talking without saying anything important.

Он такой болтун, всегда говорит, не говоря ничего важного.

Additional translations

газовый баллон

Synonyms

gasbagverb

gasbagged

Past Simple

gasbagged

Past Participle

gasbagging

Gerund

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

Informal verb meaning ‘to talk at length, esp. idly or pompously’

Synonyms

gasbagadjective

more gasbag

Comp.

most gasbag

Super.

Attributive use before a noun; treated as adjective

Synonyms

Definitions

gasbagnoun

A bag or bladder for holding gas.

The hot air balloon's gasbag was filled with heated air to lift it off the ground.

A person who talks too much, especially in a boastful or pompous manner.

Everyone at the meeting was tired of listening to the gasbag who dominated the conversation.

gasbagverb

To talk idly, aimlessly, or pompously and at great length; to gossip.

They sat on the porch gasbagging about old times until midnight.

gasbagadjective

Relating to or characteristic of someone who talks too much or of a container filled with gas (used attributively).

The senator’s gasbag speech bored everyone in the chamber.