Definition of bluster
blustered
;blustering
play \ˈblə-st(ə-)riŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats brags and blusters but rarely does what he says he'll do
2a : to blow in stormy noisy gusts a cold, blustering windb : to be windy and boisterous … when autumn blusters and the orchard rocks. — Robert Browning
transitive verb
1 : to utter with noisy self-assertiveness “I don't want to hear it!” he blustered.
2 : to drive or force by blustering … trying to bluster us into the belief that they are much better than they look. — F. A. Swinnerton
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Examples of bluster in a Sentence
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 and Etymology of bluster
Middle English blustren, probably from Middle Low German blüsteren
bluster
Definition of bluster
1 : a violent boisterous blowing … the strong breeze driving them was setting up a bluster on the water. — Rose Thurburn
2 : violent commotion They do their work without bluster or ostentation. — Stanley Walker
3 : loudly boastful or threatening speech growing tired of his macho bluster
Examples of bluster in a Sentence
We were all tired of his macho bluster.
all the bluster in the campaign speech was intended to hide a lack of specifics
Origin and Etymology of bluster
see 1bluster
BLUSTER Defined for English Language Learners
bluster
playDefinition of bluster for English Language Learners
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: to speak in a loud and aggressive or threatening way
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of wind : to blow loudly and violently
bluster
Definition of bluster for English Language Learners
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: words that are loud and aggressive
BLUSTER Defined for Kids
Definition of bluster for Students
blustered
;blustering
1 : to talk or act in a noisy boastful way
2 : to blow hard and noisily strong winds blustering
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