abluster

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ bluster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈblʌs.tə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈblʌs.tɚ/

Adverb

abluster (not comparable)

1. With bluster; loudly or ostentatiously.
   • 2020, Ernest Haycox, ‎August Nemo, Essential Novelists - Ernest Haycox:

     "Cer—" began Hunnewell, and then leaped to his feet, all abluster with temper and uncertainty.

   • 2020, Gilbert and Valerie Lewthwaite, Mari's Way, page 165:

     S'bin a treat, t'see him stalled abluster by Coxen.

   • 2021, Eley Williams, The Liar's Dictionary:

     Frasham entered the café with great strides all abluster, making the tiny bell spring on its gantry above the door.