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bluster
[bluhs-ter]
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.
bluster
/ ˈblʌstə /
verb
to speak or say loudly or boastfully
to act in a bullying way
to force or attempt to force (a person) into doing something by behaving thus
(intr) (of the wind) to be noisy or gusty
noun
boisterous talk or action; swagger
empty threats or protests
a strong wind; gale
Other Word Forms
- blusterer noun
- blusteringly adverb
- blustery adjective
- blusterous adjective
- outbluster verb (used with object)
- blustering noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bluster1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bluster1
Example Sentences
Dictators and rogue states would be ascendant, nuclear weapons would proliferate, and the president-elect would never make good on his bluster about ending the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.
And in their first feature lead role, the queer, L.A.-born actor Tonatiuh embodies all of Molina’s contradictions — his bluster, his pain, his radiance — to heart-wrenching effect.
Her new character is humorously described as "a ball of country-living, enthusiastic upper-class bluster - very, very different from Felicity".
My nose quickly dropped in temperature - turning blue on the thermal image - as I considered how to bluster my way through this unplanned presentation.
"The whole threat of euthanasia is a bluster," Mr Demers, the former Marineland employee, said.
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