bluster
Noun · VerbUS[bluhs-ter]/ˈblʌstɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- noisy confusion and turbulence“he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations”Type of confusion
- a swaggering show of courageSynonyms: bravadoType of ostentation, fanfare
- a violent gusty windType of gust, blast
- vain and empty boastingSynonyms: braggadociorodomontaderhodomontadeType of boast, boasting
Verb (3)blustered, blustering
- blow hard; be gusty, as of wind“A southeaster blustered onshore”“The flames blustered”More general blow
- show offSynonyms: boasttoutswashshoot a linebraggasblowvauntgasconadeMore general overstate, exaggerateMore specific gloat, puff
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited mannerSynonyms: swaggerswashMore general act, behave
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Blus′ter (…), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Blustered (…); present participle & verbal noun Blustering.]
Origin: Allied to blast.
1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.
And ever-threatening storms Of Chaos blustering round.— John Milton
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.
Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants.— Edmund Burke
Blus′ter transitive verb
To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully.
He bloweth and blustereth out... his abominable blasphemy.— Sir Thomas More
As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands.— Thomas Fuller
Blus′ter noun
1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness.
To the winds they set Their corners, when with bluster to confound Sea, air, and shore.— John Milton
2. Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language. Sir Roger L'Estrange
Synonyms: Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion; boasting; swaggering; bullying.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54