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
  • A lot of this work is almost unreadable now, the pained efforts of young eggheads twisting themselves into rhetorical knots over the moral conundrums posed by real-world applications of Marxist principles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • Trump’s presentation was a rhetorical win but a fact-checker’s minefield.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of rhetorical
Adjective
  • The sun’s brilliant disk is fully blocked, and the ethereal wisps of the corona—the sun’s gaseous atmosphere—come fully into view.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
  • The enrichment will be complemented by the Gas Centrifuge Isotope Separation (GCIS) technology for gaseous isotopes.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of gaseous
Adjective
  • Check the tires regularly with a gauge to ensure that they are evenly inflated.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026
  • Even accounting for the inflated number of own goals (14, breaking the 2018 record of 12), this summer has delivered for goalmouth entertainment.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of inflated
Adjective
  • 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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