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bombast

/ˈbɒmbæst/ /ˈbɑmbæst/

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noun

Cotton, or cotton wool.

Examples :

"The artist carefully packed the delicate porcelain figures in layers of bombast to protect them during shipping. "

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noun

Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.

Examples :

"The tailor used extra bombast in the shoulders of the jacket to give it a more structured look. "

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noun

High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.

Examples :

"The student's presentation was filled with bombast, using grand words and complicated phrases that didn't really add anything to the simple point he was trying to make. "

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verb

To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.

Examples :

"The politician tried to bombast his speech with impressive-sounding but ultimately meaningless phrases to win over the crowd. "

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verb

To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.

Examples :

"The professor, instead of explaining the physics concept clearly, began to bombast, using overly complicated jargon that confused all the students. "

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adjective

Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.

Examples :

"The politician's speech was full of bombast, promising incredible changes without any real plans to achieve them. "

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