bluster
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
bluster (plural blusters)
Synonyms [edit]
- (pompous talk): bombast
Translations [edit]
pompous, officious talk
gust of wind
fitful noise and violence
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Verb [edit]
bluster (third-person singular simple present blusters, present participle blustering, simple past and past participle blustered)
- To speak or protest loudly.
- When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.
- To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
- To blow in strong or sudden gusts.
Translations [edit]
to speak or protest loudly
to blow in strong or sudden gusts
