fanfaronade

noun

ˌfan-ˌfer-ə-ˈnād How to pronounce fanfaronade (audio)
Definition of fanfaronadenext
as in rhodomontade
boastful speech or writing all his talk of how he would easily win the boxing match turned out to be so much fanfaronade

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  1. hot air
  2. rhetoric
  3. brag
  4. chatter
Noun
  • This weather phenomenon occurs when a wildfire or other source of intense heat causes hot air to spin and create a column of fire.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • These fans draw cooler air in through slots on the front of this thin slab section and spit out hot air from identical slots in the barrel’s rear section.
    Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of hot air
Noun
  • In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • However, much of the rhetoric online around looters seems steeped in racist sentiment.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • The humble brag is a new shiny toy for some people.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The brag quickly caught the attention of Swift fans across social media, who rushed to attack Spector while defending Swift.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of brag
Noun
  • Using Cell Phones with Reckless Abandon While the ballpark is filled with cheers and chatter, nobody wants to be seated next to the person who’s loudly carrying on a phone conversation in the middle of it—or have to dodge the hundredth selfie snapped by the person in front of them.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The compressed size of the court and the smaller arena mean players — and fans — will be able to hear much more on-court chatter.
    Remy Tumin, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of chatter
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