bluster
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verb \ˈbləs-tər\ blus·tered blus·ter·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of BLUSTER
intransitive verb
1
: to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
2
a : to blow in stormy noisy gusts b : to be windy and boisterous
transitive verb
1
: to utter with noisy self-assertiveness
2
: to drive or force by blustering
— blus·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun
— blus·ter·ing·ly \-t(ə-)riŋ-lē\ adverb
See Examples of BLUSTER
- He brags and blusters, but he never really does what he says he'll do.
- “I don't want to hear it!” he blustered.
- The wind blustered through the valley.
Origin of BLUSTER
Middle English blustren, probably from Middle Low German blüsteren
First Known Use: 15th century
2bluster
nounDefinition of BLUSTER
1
: a violent boisterous blowing
2
: violent commotion
3
: loudly boastful or threatening speech
— blus·ter·ous \-t(ə-)rəs\ adjective
— blus·tery \-t(ə-)rē\ adjective
Examples of BLUSTER
- We were all tired of his macho bluster.
- <all the bluster in the campaign speech was intended to hide a lack of specifics>
First Known Use of BLUSTER
1583
Related to BLUSTER
- Synonyms
- bombast, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)
- Antonyms
- quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness
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