pontificating

UK
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪŋ/
US
/pɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/

Translations

pontificateverb

pontificating

Gerund

pontificated
Past Simple
pontificated
Past Participle
pontificating
Gerund
UK
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
US
/pɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt/
He tends to pontificate about politics.
Он склонен поучать о политике.
говорить с важным видом
She loves to pontificate on the subject of art.
Она любит говорить с важным видом на тему искусства.

Definitions

pontificateverb
To express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.
He tends to pontificate about politics at every family gathering.
To perform the official duties of a pontiff, especially when presiding over a religious service.
The bishop pontificated at the cathedral's Easter Mass.