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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. noisy confusion and turbulence;
- Example: "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"

2. a swaggering show of courage;
[syn: bravado, bluster]

3. a violent gusty wind;

4. vain and empty boasting;
[syn: braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade]


VERB (3)

1. blow hard; be gusty, as of wind;
- Example: "A southeaster blustered onshore"
- Example: "The flames blustered"

2. show off;
[syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]

3. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner;
[syn: swagger, bluster, swash]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. t. To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully. [1913 Webster] He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable blasphemy. --Sir T. More. [1913 Webster] As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bluster \Blus"ter\, n. 1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness. [1913 Webster] To the winds they set Their corners, when with bluster to confound Sea, air, and shore. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] Syn: Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion; boasting; swaggering; bullying. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blustering.] [Allied to blast.] [1913 Webster] 1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather. [1913 Webster] And ever-threatening storms Of Chaos blustering round. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to play the bully; to storm; to rage. [1913 Webster] Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bluster n 1: noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" 2: a swaggering show of courage [syn: bravado, bluster] 3: a violent gusty wind 4: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade] v 1: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered" 2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade] 3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: swagger, bluster, swash]