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 Tens of thousands of residents were still without power Saturday due to the blustery conditions, ongoing fires and precautionary power shutoffs intended to prevent new blazes, according to utility providers. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Saturday will be chilly and blustery, with wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph, and highs only in the low to mid-50s, feeling more like November. — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Fabric that moves through a downward dog and still holds its shape on a blustery commute is genuinely hard to find. — Zoë MacKay, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Pick something neutral-toned that packs easily, like this windproof and waterproof REI Rainier Rain Jacket, which works equally well for blustery days in Mykonos and stargazing on a mountaintop in Crete. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 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
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
  • Regardless, breezy to windy conditions along the coast could continue into next weekend.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Grupe kicked in windy conditions at the Rams’ Woodland Hills facility on Thursday and Friday.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • South winds will become breezy ahead of the approaching front.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The cold front is expected to move west to east through the area Thursday afternoon, bringing colder temperatures, drier air and breezy northwesterly winds that could gust 25 to 30 mph behind the front, the weather service said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Blustery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blustery. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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