"full of hot air" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-full of hot air.ogg [Australia] Forms: more full of hot air [comparative], most full of hot air [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=full of hot air}} full of hot air (comparative more full of hot air, superlative most full of hot air)
  1. (idiomatic) Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: blowhard, windbag
    Sense id: en-full_of_hot_air-en-adj-yS4SqMai Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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