windbag

noun

wind·​bag ˈwin(d)-ˌbag How to pronounce windbag (audio)
Synonyms of windbagnext
: an exhaustively talkative person

Examples of windbag in a Sentence

with a windbag like that, who needs a wind farm to meet our energy needs?
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Which is the unstoppable windbag destined to monopolize conversation at breakfast? Guy Trebay, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025 Some combination of deliberate tactics and the unprecedented loathing of his opponents causes anything bombastic, silly, or overly self-centered to be played up and employed to reinforce the caricature of him as a blustering, narcissistic windbag. Conrad Black, National Review, 11 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of windbag was in 1842

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“Windbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windbag. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

windbag

noun
: a person who talks a lot without saying anything important
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