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