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bloviating

verb

present participle of bloviate

as in blustering

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Juxtaposed to Colman Domingo’s blustering portrayal of Joe Jackson and Jaafar Jackson’s uncanny performance as his late uncle Michael, Long has found a way to make silence load-bearing.

— Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026
Eddie, a blustering man who’s often the loudest to laugh at the fat jokes hurled his way, is on the cusp of landing a new contract for his own variety show at CBS, a much larger network than his and Maggie’s current employer.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of blustering

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Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026

Definition of ranting

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Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.

— Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
While American pundits wrote haranguing op-eds warning that the breaking of diplomatic precedent would prompt China to escalate war, ordinary people in Taiwan celebrated.

— Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026

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Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.

— Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of pontificating

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Fans are raving that Madonna has tapped back into her essence—but unfortunately, a lot of her is missing.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of raving

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Camera footage recorded June 18 showed the pool occasionally spouting water 20 to 30 feet into the air before returning to an active boil.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Camera observations taken on June 18 showed intermittent episodes of spouting within the pool.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 June 2026

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