windbag

English

Etymology

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind +‎ bag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/
• Hyphenation: wind‧bag
• Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

windbag (plural windbags)

1. (archaic) Bellows for an organ.
2. (mildly derogatory) Someone who talks excessively

Synonyms

• (person): gasbag, bag of wind, bloviator; see also Thesaurus:chatterbox

Translations

someone who talks excessively

• Bulgarian: бърборко (bg) m (bǎrborko)
• Finnish: suupaltti (fi)
• French: moulin à paroles (fr) m
• Georgian: ყბედი (q̇bedi), ენაჭარტალა (enač̣arṭala)
• German: Schwätzer (de) m, Schwätzerin (de) f, Schwafler m, Schwaflerin f, Plaudertasche (de) f
• Greek: αερολόγος (el) m (aerológos)
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• Icelandic: vindbelgur m
• Irish: bromaire m
• Maori: arero kapekapetau (an idiom)
• Old Church Slavonic: блѧдь m (blędĭ)
• Russian: трепло́ (ru) n (trepló)

Anagrams

• bawding, dawbing