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bombast

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒmbæst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑmbæst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bom′bast)

bombast
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grandiloquence, rant Collocations, fustian, pomposity, nonsense Collocations, boastfulness, rhetoric, vanity, vaunt, vaunting, claptrap, brag Collocations, bragging, bravado, braggadocio, boast Collocations, bluster, gasconade, hot air (slang)

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