bloviate

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. bloviated p. pr. & vb. n. bloviating ] To orate pompously; -- used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich (N. Y. Times Jan. 6, 1999, p. A23) -- blo"vi*a*tor, n. -- blo"vi*a*tion, n. [ PJC ]

“We've had almost three weeks of lawyers bloviating about what the facts in the case are, ” Mr. Rogan said. “Wouldn't it be easier to bring the witnesses?” Quoted by Eric Schmitt in The New York Times, Jan 22, 1999, p. A15.