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blustery

[bluhs-ter]

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verb (used without object)

to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.

to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing.

verb (used with object)

to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd.

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noun

boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of the streets.

noisy, empty threats or protests; inflated talk: bluff and bluster.

Origin:
1520–30; perhaps < Low German blustern, blüstern to blow violently; compare Old Norse blāstr blowing, hissing

Related forms

blus·ter·er, noun

blus·ter·ing·ly, adverb

blus·ter·y, blus·ter·ous, adjective

blus·ter·ous·ly, adverb

out·blus·ter, verb (used with object)

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un·blus·ter·ous, adjective

un·blus·ter·ous·ly, adverb

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
2. rant, brag, boast, gloat. 3. threaten, storm, bully.

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Example Sentences

But on a blustery afternoon last week, the teacher was late.

When it's cold and blustery outside, dig into a steaming bowl of this curry.

When a lost traveler pounded on our door in the blustery darkness, my father answered with his gun cradled by his side.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

bluster (ˈblʌstə)

—vb (foll by into)
1.	to speak or say loudly or boastfully
2.	to act in a bullying way
3.	to force or attempt to force (a person) into doing something by behaving thus
4.	(intr) (of the wind) to be noisy or gusty

—n
5.	boisterous talk or action; swagger
6.	empty threats or protests
7.	a strong wind; gale

[C15: probably from Middle Low German blüsteren to storm, blow violently]

'blusterer

—n

'blustering

—n, —*adj*

'blusteringly

—*adv*

'blusterously

—*adv*

'blustery

—*adj*

'blusterous

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

blustery

1774, from bluster (blustering is recorded from 1510s).

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