blus·ter  (bl ŭs t ər)
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v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters v.intr.1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm. 2. a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner. b. To brag or make loud, empty threats. v.tr. To force or bully with swaggering threats. n.1. A violent, gusty wind. 2. Turbulence or noisy confusion. 3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.
[Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.]
bluster·er n. bluster·y, bluster·ous adj. |
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