Meaning of bombast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. bombast; cotton or cotton wool (raw fibers of cotton before being processed.)
   archaic, masculine
2. bombast (high-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.)
   figuratively, masculine

Examples

“et saadant ægte comediespil [på Det Kongelige Teater i København] frit for al svulst og bombast”

such a genuine comedy play [at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen] free of all pomp and bombast

“mange vrede klager, der bryde frem i stormende bombast”

many angry complaints that erupt in stormy bombast