as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
another gassy speech by a long-winded politician
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Recent Examples of gassy
But the evidence is VERY clear that inulin makes people gassy.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
On both trips our daughters were able to get mere feet from a habituated mob of meerkats, which delighted them to no end, and have close encounters with rhinos (including a memorable gassy baby moment that taught us how sensitive their sense of smell is), lions, cheetahs, and more.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Canada is left with nothing but a foul smell emitted from the rear end of crumbling Euro-imperialism—an odor filled with gassy European politics that waft in the face of Canadian desire for change and peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Sour Diesel is another favorite, featuring earthy, piney, and gassy notes.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
On both trips our daughters were able to get mere feet from a habituated mob of meerkats, which delighted them to no end, and have close encounters with rhinos (including a memorable gassy baby moment that taught us how sensitive their sense of smell is), lions, cheetahs, and more.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Canada is left with nothing but a foul smell emitted from the rear end of crumbling Euro-imperialism—an odor filled with gassy European politics that waft in the face of Canadian desire for change and peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Sour Diesel is another favorite, featuring earthy, piney, and gassy notes.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gassy
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“Gassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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