gasbag
/ˈɡæsbæɡ/noun
उच्चारण गैस्बैग
बकवादी, बड़बोला, बातूनी
Core word
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[C] informal, disapproving
a person who talks too much
बकवादी, बड़बोला, बातूनी
- Don't let that old gasbag start on his stories again.
- Our uncle is a gasbag who can turn any simple question into a lecture.
- Nobody wants to sit next to that gasbag on a long train ride.
+ 2 more examples
- The speaker was a gasbag who talked for an hour.
- My uncle is a harmless old gasbag.
Synonyms chatterbox windbag blabbermouth
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gasbag (countable noun, informal)
A gasbag is a person who talks too much, usually saying little of value. It is informal and mildly insulting.
Gasbag वह व्यक्ति है जो बहुत बोलता है, प्रायः बिना काम की बात के। यह अनौपचारिक और हल्का अपमानजनक शब्द है।
- He is a gasbag who never lets anyone finish.
- The speaker turned out to be a gasbag.
gasbag (technical): a bag holding gas
In engineering, a gasbag is the bag in a balloon or airship that holds gas.
इंजीनियरिंग में gasbag गुब्बारे या हवाई पोत का वह थैला है जिसमें गैस भरी जाती है।
- The airship's gasbag was filled with helium.
call sb a gasbag / be a gasbag
Call and be are the common verbs with gasbag, but remember it can offend.
'Gasbag' के साथ call और be सामान्य क्रियाएँ हैं, पर यह शब्द किसी को बुरा लगा सकता है।
- Don't call your teacher a gasbag.
gasbag + sb / of a + noun
Describe a type of gasbag with an adjective, such as an old gasbag or a pompous gasbag.
Gasbag का प्रकार बताने के लिए adjective लगाते हैं, जैसे an old gasbag या a pompous gasbag।
- He was a pompous gasbag at every meeting.
+Collocations 5
adjective + gasbag
oldpompousboringtiresomewindyharmless
- The boring gasbag talked for an hour.
verb + gasbag
callavoidlisten toturn out to beignoresit next to
- Everyone avoided the gasbag at the party.
gasbag + about
gasbag about politicsgasbag about cricketgasbag about himself
- He was a gasbag about cricket and could talk for hours.
similar slang
windbagchatterboxblabbermouthbore
- The chatterbox and the gasbag sat together on the bus.
balloon sense
airshipballoonhydrogenheliumenvelope
- The gasbag of the balloon was patched before the flight.
“More examples 5
- The chairman is a gasbag who loves to hear his own voice.
अध्यक्ष बड़बोला है जिसे अपनी आवाज़ सुनना पसंद है।
- Radhika's uncle is a harmless gasbag at family weddings.
राधिका के चाचा पारिवारिक शादियों में बेहद बातूनी हैं पर नुकसानदेह नहीं।
- I stopped going to the club because of one gasbag.
मैंने एक बातूनी व्यक्ति के कारण क्लब जाना बंद कर दिया।
- The old airship had a huge gasbag made of fabric.
पुराने हवाई पोत में कपड़े का बना विशाल गैस का थैला था।
- He looked like a gasbag on the stage, speaking without a pause.
वह मंच पर बिना रुके बोलने वाला बातूनी लग रहा था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The gasbags is talking nonstop.
✓ The gasbags are talking nonstop.
A plural subject takes the plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है।
✗ He talks always like a gasbag.
✓ He always talks like a gasbag.
Frequency adverbs like always come before the main verb.
'Always' जैसे frequency adverbs मुख्य क्रिया से पहले आते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These informal nouns name people who talk too much, with slightly different attitudes.
ये अनौपचारिक nouns अधिक बोलने वालों को बताते हैं, पर भाव थोड़े अलग हैं।
A person who talks too much and says little of value.
बहुत बोलने वाला व्यक्ति जो काम की बात कम कहता है।
- The gasbag spoke for an hour.
A friendly term for someone, often a child, who chats a lot.
बहुत बातें करने वाले, प्रायः बच्चे, के लिए स्नेहपूर्ण शब्द।
- Her little sister is a chatterbox.
A close synonym of gasbag: someone who talks long and emptily.
Gasbag का क़रीबी पर्याय: लंबा और खोखला बोलने वाला।
- The windbag bored the audience.