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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)
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
- tr,foll byinto 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
Derived Forms
- ˈblustery, adjective
- ˈblustering, nounadjective
- ˈblusteringly, adverb
- ˈblusterer, noun
Other Words From
- blus·ter·er noun
- blus·ter·ing·ly adverb
- blus·ter·y blus·ter·ous adjective
- out·blus·ter verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of bluster1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bluster1
Example Sentences
Lee’s claims can easily be read as bluster to drum up support for impeachment.
Beyond his assertions of power, Mr. Ramaswamy is given to citing a blizzard of federal legal codes to back his bluster.
“The whole man and science thing, I think, is just like a bluster. He thinks it looks good.”
Second, for all the Yankees’ bluster Tuesday — they pounded out nine hits with three home runs — their best slugger still isn’t slugging.
When they didn’t, he blustered over the course of half a dozen hearings, at one point threatening to bulldoze Brentwood’s pool or fill it with sand.
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