Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

windbag

/ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: wind-bag
IPA: /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who talks excessively.

Derogatory

noun

The lungs.

Dated

noun

Bellows for an organ.

Archaic

verb

To talk pompously or excessively.

Derogatory; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Some windbag. Hell, ain't I seen your kind before? ... Some bag of wind. You're just hot air, that's all."
""Do you hear that, Ryan? Your mommy is being a pontificating windbag.""

Etymology

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wyndbagge

Usage

Inflected Forms

windbags (plural) windbags (present, singular) windbagging (participle, present) windbagged (participle, past) windbagged (past)

Synonyms

gasbag bag of wind bloviator

Rhymes With

bag flag tag drag wave drag ag vague mag lag gag rag brag

Questions

How do you pronounce windbag?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/.
What does windbag mean?: Someone who talks excessively.
Where does windbag come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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