bluster
to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing.
to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd.
boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of the streets.
noisy, empty threats or protests; inflated talk: bluff and bluster.
Origin of bluster
1Other words for bluster
Other words from bluster
- blus·ter·er, noun
- blus·ter·ing·ly, adverb
- blus·ter·y, blus·ter·ous, adjective
- out·blus·ter, verb (used with object)
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How to use bluster in a sentence
Basically, Khrushchev was his usual blustering long-winded self and there was no way that David could stop him.
But the movie MacGruber is a jerk, a blustering phony—the Michael Scott of bomb-defusing.
Faced with strong pressure, Iran was overreacting and blustering, diplomats said.
It was a chill, blustering day, and although the rain held off, the heavens were black with the promise of more to come.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniShe knew that he loved her—a frank, blustering fellow without guile enough to conceal his feelings, and no desire to do so.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
She was always talking and blustering about her famly, the celebrity of the Buckmasters, and the antickety of the Slamcoes.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayIf you hadn't come in blustering, I should have told you so.
That snap was the signal for his blustering to take flight for he was an arrant coward at heart.
Three Little Women | Gabrielle E. Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for bluster
/ (ˈblʌstə) /
to speak or say loudly or boastfully
to act in a bullying way
(tr, foll by into) to force or attempt to force (a person) into doing something by behaving thus
(intr) (of the wind) to be noisy or gusty
boisterous talk or action; swagger
empty threats or protests
a strong wind; gale
Origin of bluster
1Derived forms of bluster
- blusterer, noun
- blustering, noun, adjective
- blusteringly or blusterously, adverb
- blustery or blusterous, adjective
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