high|fa|lu|ting

high|fa|lu|ting
high|fa|lu|tin or high|fa|lu|ting «HY fuh LOO tuhn», adjective, noun. Informal.
–adj.
–n.
pompous speech or writing; bombast.
[American English, possibly variant of high-flown, or highflying]
high´fa|lu´tin|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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