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Meanings of
empty words
in English
Catalan
claca
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Loud and confused and empty talk.
rhetoric
palaver
hot air
empty talk
Catalan
claca
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Synonyms
Examples for "
rhetoric
"
rhetoric
palaver
hot air
empty talk
Examples for "
rhetoric
"
1
Therefore, official US
rhetoric
on Syrian citizens defending themselves must change today.
2
His new
rhetoric
,
however, has so far failed to regain voters' enthusiasm.
3
Anacrites is a good speaker; it was a good exercise in
rhetoric
.
4
Some Democrats expressed doubt that the
rhetoric
would result in meaningful change.
5
President Trump's
rhetoric
suggested a major military strike against the Assad regime.
1
People will not accept free seeds without a certain amount of
palaver
.
2
Spaghetti or any long ribbon pasta, in contrast, is a right
palaver
.
3
Now dey lib for Congo, dey not like the idea of
soldier
-
palaver
.
4
They continued their
palaver
throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.
5
One undeniable thing in this
palaver
is the Russian reputation for glamour.
1
The flames of the lamp kindled in the squalls of
hot
air
.
2
Could this supreme incompetence be described as a case of
hot
air
?
3
You could warm all the houses in the neighborhood with
hot
air
.
4
It was time to prove her words were more than
hot
air
.
5
Somewhere inside the house
hot
air
exploded, punching out shutters and glass.
1
Bold mergers and acquisitions, almost by definition, are often accompanied by
empty
talk
.
2
No, I am not namby-pamby, and this is not
empty
talk
.
3
Sinful man as I am, I like
empty
talk
on a full stomach.
4
How insufferable the
empty
talk
of the men around him seemed!
5
But Berglof said this would remain
empty
talk
until political and economic stability returned.
Usage of
empty words
in English
1
He'd learned enough of their rules to know to avoid
empty
words
.
2
Speaking in Cincinnati, the former Massachusetts governor accused Obama of
empty
words
.
3
You have stolen my dreams, and my childhood, with your
empty
words
.
4
Now is the time for action, not promises and
empty
words
,
he said.
5
They were
empty
words
at this point, and she knew it.
6
For without such accountability, any agreement would be
empty
words
on a page.
7
I did not come to bandy
empty
words
with the likes of you.
8
She sniffed some
empty
words
in reply and dismissed me with a wave.
9
Then prove that those were no
empty
words
,
and be entreated by us.
10
It is no time for shuffling, or for big,
empty
words
.
11
Are ye afraid of the
empty
words
of an unarmed priest?'
12
Thunberg responded by referring to "
empty
words
and promises" by world leaders.
13
And for him those were not merely
empty
words
,
not just some bland truism.
14
It was cruelty to deny him the words-themere
empty
words
-
he
asked
of her.
15
Nor do I wish to waste time in
empty
words
.
16
When I say he did me the honor, I am not using
empty
words
.
Other examples for "empty words"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
empty
words
empty
Adjective
word
Noun
Translations for
empty words
Catalan
claca
xerrameca
Empty words
through the time
Empty words
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common