26984 words

bluster

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect:

Examples:

[ + speech ] "You had no right to do it, no right at all," he blustered.
2
If the wind blusters, it blows strongly:

Examples:

A gale was blustering around the house.
3
loud, angry, or offended talk, usually with little effect:

Examples:

I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me.
His tough talk amounts to no more than macho bluster.
4
talk intended to seem important or threatening but which is not taken seriously and has little effect:

Examples:

For all his bluster about his military adventures, McLaughlin was enormously likable.

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