noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Bellows for an organ. archaic
2. 2
   a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics wordnet
3. 3
   Someone who talks excessively. derogatory, mildly

   "Some windbag. Hell, ain't I seen your kind before? ... Some bag of wind. You're just hot air, that's all."

Verb

1. 1
   To talk pompously or excessively.

Synonyms

All synonyms

gasbaggasbagagreeable rattlebabblemouthbabblerbag of wind

Example

More examples

"He's an old windbag, you can't believe a word he says."

Etymology

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

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