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
Synonyms for bluster
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windy, gusty, turbulent, howling, inclement, raging, rough, tempestuous, violent, wild, roaring, gustingExamples from the Web for blustery
Contemporary Examples of blustery
Middleton's navy MaxMara jacket and Orla Kiely skirt, however, were no match for the blustery weather.
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November 20, 2013
By turns bossy, blustery, and self-deprecating, Frida insinuates herself into every aspect of the place.
A blustery man I met when I was young, a painter, came up with a sentence he liked to say because he believed it was true.
And Winpisinger was a piece of work: a blustery, belligerent, union militant.
Joo delivered a fairly specific, but blustery, private proposal from the North Koreans.
Historical Examples of blustery
Its climate, except for a few months of summer, is raw and blustery.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of DenmarkJens Christian Aaberg
The next night was a dirty one—no rain to speak of, but dark and blustery.
The Hero of Garside SchoolJ. Harwood Panting
When he reached Cincinnati it was snowing, a windy, blustery snow.
Jennie GerhardtTheodore Dreiser
A fine, calm day, though cold, had succeeded the blustery one.
Ned Wilding's DisappearanceAllen Chapman
And like a puff of wholesome, blustery wind the doctor was off.
Heart of the WestO. Henry
bluster
- 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
Word Origin for bluster
Word Origin and History for blustery
bluster
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.
bluster
1580s, from bluster (v.).