SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN verb (used without object) 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.
verb (used with object) to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd.
noun boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of the streets.
noisy, empty threats or protests; inflated talk: bluff and bluster.
Origin of bluster 1520–30; perhaps < Low German blustern, blüstern to blow violently; compare Old Norse blāstr blowing, hissing
Related forms blus·ter·er , noun blus·ter·ing·ly , adverb blus·ter·y , blus·ter·ous , adjective blus·ter·ous·ly , adverb out·blus·ter , verb (used with object) un·blus·ter·ous , adjective un·blus·ter·ous·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for bluster swagger ,
braggadocio ,
bravado ,
bulldoze ,
hector ,
yap ,
gloat ,
bombast ,
boasting ,
bluff ,
swaggering ,
crowing ,
rabidity ,
cow ,
boast ,
roar ,
crow ,
swell ,
brazen ,
strut Examples from the Web for bluster Contemporary Examples of bluster Consequently, the ones who suffer the brunt of your bluster are not Muslims in other nations that you may want to influence.
But bluster was all it was: Carter entered and left the building without incident.
This is, of course, bluster , yet the harsh words come at a particularly sensitive moment.
The movement has gotten by on cliché and bluster and Scotch tape.
By contrast, George W. Bush launched two disastrous wars, and in so doing gave GOP bluster a bad name.
Historical Examples of bluster In any case, he saw that there was nothing he could hope to gain by violence or bluster .
"I don't know and I don't care," Barnes answered with a weak attempt at bluster .
But he of The Blunder and Bluster was a much higher style of man.
I, who whip round corners and bluster , relapse and evade, then rally and pursue!
Mr. Hapgood's bluster collapsed, like a punctured toy balloon.
British Dictionary definitions for bluster verb 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
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noun boisterous talk or action; swagger
empty threats or protests
a strong wind; gale
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Derived Forms blusterer , noun blustering , noun , adjective blusteringly or blusterously , adverb blustery or blusterous , adjective Word Origin for bluster C15: probably from Middle Low German blüsteren to storm, blow violently
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Word Origin and History for bluster v. late 14c., from a Low German source, e.g. Middle Low German blüstren "to blow violently," East Frisian blüstern "to bluster" (see blow (v.1)). Related: Blustered ; blustering .
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