hot air

noun

: empty talk

Examples of hot air in a Sentence

She's full of hot air. his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air, since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard

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Kickoff 2025 with barbecue, art, hot air balloons, international films and Arizona's marquee auto auction. —

Jeremy Duda, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025 This weather phenomenon occurs when a wildfire or other source of intense heat causes hot air to spin and create a column of fire. —

Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025 These fans draw cooler air in through slots on the front of this thin slab section and spit out hot air from identical slots in the barrel’s rear section. —

Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025 Montgomery combined his early control technology and understanding of aerodynamics to create the gliders, carried high on hot air balloons and released into the sky. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hot air