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as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
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as in braggart
someone who boasts
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
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Recent Examples of blowhard
Members include a vicar with a lurid fantasy life, a clever and stifled housewife, a sorrowful retired accountant and a blowhard.
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New York Times, 3 May 2025
Maxim, 'The Legend of Ochi' (2025) Wielding shoddy armor and sword, Dafoe brings a goofy but tender spirit to a blowhard dad who leads a group of local boys to hunt and fear mythic (and adorable) creatures known as the Ochi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Managers remember people who consistently add strategic value, not just those who talk the most with the object of being heard as a blowhard.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Those other countries don’t seem to have the same proportion of crass blowhards in their political structure as the U.S.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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New York Times, 3 May 2025
Maxim, 'The Legend of Ochi' (2025) Wielding shoddy armor and sword, Dafoe brings a goofy but tender spirit to a blowhard dad who leads a group of local boys to hunt and fear mythic (and adorable) creatures known as the Ochi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Managers remember people who consistently add strategic value, not just those who talk the most with the object of being heard as a blowhard.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Those other countries don’t seem to have the same proportion of crass blowhards in their political structure as the U.S.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowhard
Noun
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When a person lacks humility, the deficiency will show up as being a braggart and disrespectful.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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He’s swept away in a sea of raves MILAN — Giorgio Armani is not a very good braggart.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
WWD,
17 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to the Korean Folk Art website, tigers were believed to keep away evil spirits, while magpies brought good news, and the animals were painted together to make a strong pairing.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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Which is the unstoppable windbag destined to monopolize conversation at breakfast?—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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When a self-important young windbag named Bartow (played to perfection by Jackson Kelly) rather reasonably asks Hank to say something — anything — the latter launches into a scathing but accurate sendup of Bartow’s writing and accuses him (and the student population, and the college) of mediocrity.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2023
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Such a windup suggested that a rerun of their infamous 2020 debate was coming, with Trump casting himself in the role, once again, of rogue gasbag.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2024
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Trump, now with the gasbag winds from TV commentary at his back, may indeed win the nomination in 2024.—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
6 June 2023
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This assertion, according to a subsequent whistle-blower complaint, was false.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The cordless blower has garnered thousands of perfect ratings and has been snapped up by more than 7,000 shoppers in the past month.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Blowhard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowhard. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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