SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Rare

bombast

The correct spelling is bombast.

How to pronounce bombast

/ˈbɒmbæst/
noun

IPA: /ˈbɒmbæst/

Say it like: Bom-bas-t

The correct spelling is bombast. Cotton, or cotton wool.

Usage Examples

No usage examples in context are available for this word.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Cotton, or cotton wool.
  2. 2.Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
  3. 3.High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.

verb

  1. 1.To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.
  2. 2.To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.

adjective

  1. 1.Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples