hot air
Speech parts
1. hot air - Noun
2. hot air - Phrase
Meaning
loud and confused and empty talk
air that has been heated and tends to rise
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Examples
mere rhetoric
About the nature of politicians, he concluded that "In nine out of ten cases they are windbags puffed up with hot air about themselves.
A dust devil, fully formed, is a funnel-like chimney through which hot air moves, both upwards and in a circle.
A pilot does not need a license to fly an ultralight aircraft, but training is highly advised, and some hot air balloons meet the criteria.
As aircraft made of fabric and that lack direct horizontal control, hot air balloons may occasionally require repairs to rips or snags.
As more hot air rushes in toward the developing vortex to replace the air that is rising, the spinning effect becomes further intensified and self-sustaining.