[ US /ˈbɫəstɝ/ ]
[ UK /blˈʌstɐ/ ]
VERB
  1. show off
  2. blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
    A southeaster blustered onshore
    The flames blustered
  3. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
NOUN
  1. vain and empty boasting
  2. a swaggering show of courage
  3. a violent gusty wind
  4. noisy confusion and turbulence
    he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations
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How To Use bluster In A Sentence

  • He offered his arm to her, and the four of them swept out of the door into the blustery weather.
  • He should do so forthrightly but without bluster. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then. "I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1)
  • Truly a blusterous day.
  • He blustered and bullyragged; he had been their boss and he had been fired without cause, he insisted. Joan of Arc of the North Woods
  • This is the most substantive passage in a speech which otherwise is tied together by bluster. Times, Sunday Times
  • Beyond, the Pacific, dim and vast, was raising on its sky-line tumbled cloud-masses that swept landward, giving warning of the first blustering breath of winter. Chapter 21
  • The rest of the speech consisted largely of jingoistic bluster and attempts at political intimidation.
  • We met at Prefab, on a cold, blusterous winter's day, over steaming bowls of excellent chowder and chunks of crusty bread.
  • Bravado, bluster, and empty threats were, after all, only useful to a certain degree.
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