bluster

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bluster Definition

• (n) noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
• (n) a swaggering show of courage
• (n) a violent gusty wind
• (n) vain and empty boasting
• (v) blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
• (v) show off
• (v) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

bluster Synonyms

• blow
• bluster
• boast
• brag
• braggadocio
• bravado
• gas
• gasconade
• rhodomontade
• rodomontade
• shoot a line
• swagger
• swash
• tout
• vaunt