blustery

Definition of blusterynext
as in gusty
marked by strong wind or more wind than usual it can be a bit risky to drive across the bridge on a blustery day

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Recent Examples of blustery The smell of grilling sausage is snatched away on the breezes of a blustery, late-summer day. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026 On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands. — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Its longline fit offers coverage in blustery winds or rain without feeling too bulky in mild temperatures. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 Smack was 5-of-8 on a gorgeous, 75-degree Monday after going 3-of-5 during a blustery practice Sunday. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Bergé—still blustery and energetic at sixty-eight—flanks Saint Laurent protectively as the two leave their hotel for the ceremony, where the designer is set to receive a lifetime-achievement award. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 But the blustery autumn wind is no substitute for the cozy rays of a summer sun. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 The temperature has long been too cold for sandals and shorts; the blustery autumn wind is no substitute for cosy rays of summer sun. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blustery
Adjective
  • Winds will be gusty out of the northeast at 10 to 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph possible.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Winds may not be quite as strong near Sacramento in the evening as the Delta breeze counteracts some of the north winds — a peculiar setup — but could still be gusty in sudden bursts.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Emergency responders were up against extreme fire behavior in windy conditions that made the homes themselves the fire’s fuel.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Guy lines stand at the ready to stake it out and increase stability in windy conditions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This breezy and insightful book, which takes the movie icon from the slums of New York to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, triumphant on Oscar night, is a sobering reminder of just how far Stallone had to go to make it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Still some lingering light rain and breezy conditions across parts of the Northeast for tomorrow morning, but not a washout for most.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Blustery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blustery. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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