blow hot air
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
Example Sentences
- "Ralph (Pig Cop #2): ALRIGHT, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?! BREAK IT UP! Duke: Cool it, officer. He's just blowing hot air. No one's paying no mind. Fritz: Come the revolution, there gonna be no more limousines! Come the revolution, there gonna be no more strawberries and cream! See?!"
Inflected Forms
blows hot air (present, singular)
blowing hot air (participle, present)
blew hot air (past)
blown hot air (participle, past)