noun
Meaning 1
Someone who talks excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, mildly
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
windbag
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/
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rhymes with -æɡ
noun
Meaning 2
The lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Bellows for an organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To talk pompously or excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, intransitive
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noun
Meaning 5
a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gasbag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bore, dullard
History
Etymology
From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бърборко (bǎrborko) — someone who talks excessively
- Catalan: cotorra — someone who talks excessively
- Czech: tlachal — someone who talks excessively
- Czech: žvanil — someone who talks excessively
- Czech: tlučhuba — someone who talks excessively
- Danish: sludrechatol — someone who talks excessively
- Danish: sladdertaske — someone who talks excessively
- Dutch: windbuil — someone who talks excessively
- Finnish: suupaltti — someone who talks excessively
- French: moulin à paroles — someone who talks excessively
- Galician: falabarato — someone who talks excessively
- Georgian: ყბედი (q̇bedi) — someone who talks excessively
- Georgian: ენაჭარტალა (enač̣arṭala) — someone who talks excessively
- German: Schwätzer — someone who talks excessively
- German: Schwätzerin — someone who talks excessively
- German: Schwafler — someone who talks excessively
- German: Schwaflerin — someone who talks excessively
- German: Plaudertasche — someone who talks excessively
- Greek: αερολόγος (aerológos) — someone who talks excessively
- Hungarian: szószátyár — someone who talks excessively
- Icelandic: vindbelgur — someone who talks excessively
- Irish: bromaire — someone who talks excessively
- Irish: béalastán — someone who talks excessively
- Irish: bolmán — someone who talks excessively
- Italian: parolaio — someone who talks excessively
- Italian: quaquaraquà — someone who talks excessively
- Italian: sparacazzate — someone who talks excessively
- Macedonian: бр́борко (bŕborko) — someone who talks excessively
- Māori: arero kapekapetau — someone who talks excessively
- Māori: pukukōrero — someone who talks excessively
- Old Church Slavonic: блѧдь (blędĭ) — someone who talks excessively
- Polish: gaduła — someone who talks excessively
- Russian: трепло́ (trepló) — someone who talks excessively
- Welsh: malwr — someone who talks excessively