overblow
Make too dramatic
Overblow means to blow too hard or with excessive force.
In music, particularly with wind instruments, overblowing produces a higher harmonic by increasing air pressure: Overblow the flute to reach the upper register.
The past participle overblown more commonly means excessive or inflated: overblown rhetoric, overblown expectations.
A rose that is overblown has passed its prime, petals falling open beyond peak bloom.
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- overemphasizeStress something too much
overplay · inflate · magnify · aggrandize · stretch · heighten · overdraw · overestimate
Emphasize excessively
- blastSudden forceful burst
- blareLoud harsh noise
- forceStrength or compulsion
- strainExcessive stretching force
sharp · flat · squawk · screech · honk · squeak · crack · miss
Severe sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
squall · bluster · gust · whirlwind · windstorm · nor'easter · sirocco · mistral
Pompous, extravagant language
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
grandiosity · pretension · magniloquence · turgidity · fustian · rant · histrionics · theatrics
overstate
Represent as greater
overemphasize · overplay · inflate · magnify · aggrandize · stretch · heighten · overdraw · overestimate · hype
overplay
Emphasize excessively
strain · sharp · flat · squawk · screech · honk · squeak · crack · miss · flub
gale
Severe sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
typhoon · squall · bluster · gust · whirlwind · windstorm · nor'easter · sirocco · mistral · chinook
grandiloquence
Pompous, extravagant language
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
puffery · grandiosity · pretension · magniloquence · turgidity · fustian · rant · histrionics · theatrics · melodrama
misrepresent
Depict inaccurately or falsely
slant · bias · color · garble · misstate · pervert · spin · misreport · misinterpret · falsify
- pitch techniquespitch bend, bend, vibrato, glissando, portamento
- free reedsharmonica, accordion, concertina, melodica, harmonium
overblowunderstate
Express with restraint
downplay · minimize · underplay · soft-pedal · play down