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Bluster means for wind to blow like a storm, or for someone to speak or act noisily.

(verb)

An example of bluster is for the wind to blow around lawn furniture.

The definition of a bluster is a stormy blowing of air or a noisy commotion.

(noun)

An example of a bluster is a loud person bumbling into a room.

See bluster in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to blow stormily: said of wind
to speak or conduct oneself in a noisy, swaggering, or bullying manner

Origin: ME blustren, to blow violently < or akin to LowG blüstern, blistern: for IE base see fluctuate

transitive verb

to force by blustering; bully
to say noisily and aggressively

noun

stormy blowing or noisy commotion
noisy swaggering or bullying talk

Related Forms:

blusterer noun
blusteringly adverb
blustery adjective or blusterous

See bluster in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters

verb, intransitive

To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
b. To brag or make loud, empty threats.

verb, transitive

To force or bully with swaggering threats.

noun

A violent, gusty wind.
Turbulence or noisy confusion.
Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English blusteren

Origin: , from Middle Low German blüsteren

Related Forms:

blusˈter·er noun

blusˈter·y, blusˈter·ous adjective

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