gassy

adjective

ˈga-sē How to pronounce gassy (audio)
Definition of gassynext
as in rhetorical
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases another gassy speech by a long-winded politician

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Recent Examples of gassy Also, Shell plans to develop gassier regions of Venezuela—both onshore and offshore, which would be closer to Trinidad. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026 Aside from trying a different type of baby bottle or feeding position, there are other ways to soothe a gassy baby. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 On one end of the spectrum, feeling backed up can leave you bloated, sluggish, gassy and uncomfortable. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 The bubbles from carbonation add extra gas to your digestive system, and chia’s soluble fiber can slow down digestion, which may leave you feeling overly full or gassy. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gassy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassy
  1. rhetorical
  2. gaseous
  3. inflated
  4. flatulent
Adjective
  • Wagner’s sixty-page bid offered little more than a rhetorical embrace of the Administration’s immigration policies.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Rather than simply suggesting Talarico is weak on border security or inflation economics, Paxton’s campaign has taken a different rhetorical approach.
    — David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of rhetorical
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  • Prioritize the allocation of available funds for the maintenance of common-use launch infrastructure, including roads, electricity distribution, and gaseous pipelines and resource reserves.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 June 2026
  • The solution for this is to construct a new gaseous nitrogen system to supplement the existing capacity, but the $25 million project is currently unfunded.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Definition of gaseous
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  • Bruneau moved in with her boyfriend and told her family that Larry Brown was pressuring her to sign fraudulent insurance documents with inflated repair costs, according to the affidavit.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Negative Orkin Pest Control reviews complain about the company’s aggressive sales tactics and solicitation, services not working as advertised and some issues with inflated pricing.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of inflated
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  • Those include Croft's flatulent butler, Winston (Bill Paterson), the explorer's uncle, Atlas DeMornay (Jason Isaacs), and Croft's tech-savvy friend, Zip (Martin Bobb-Semple).
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Now in its fifth season, the Apple TV drama follows a gang of screw-up spies who are nobody’s idea of the Avengers, led by Gary Oldman’s irascible, flatulent Jackson Lamb.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Definition of flatulent

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