bluster

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Low German blüstren (“‘to blow violently’”)

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[edit] Noun

Singular
bluster

Plural
blusters

bluster (plural blusters)

  1. Pompous, officious talk.
  2. A gust of wind.
  3. Fitful noise and violence.

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[edit] Translations

pompous, officious talk
gust of wind
fitful noise and violence

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to bluster

Third person singular
blusters

Simple past
blustered

Past participle
blustered

Present participle
blustering

to bluster (third-person singular simple present blusters, present participle blustering, simple past and past participle blustered)

  1. To speak or protest loudly.
    When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.
  2. To blow in strong or sudden gusts.

[edit] Translations

to speak or protest loudly
to blow in strong or sudden gusts

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