Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Stormy; windy; tempestuous: as, blustering weather; “a blustering day,”
- Noisy; violent; self-asserting; swaggering: as, a blustering fellow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous.
- adjective Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering; boisterous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The process of
blustering . - adjective Engaged in the process of
blustering . - adjective
Pompous orarrogant in one'sspeech orbearing . - verb Present participle of
bluster .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
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Examples
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In fact, I’ll say it again … all this blustering is media propaganda.
Sir Ronnie Flanagan - HMIC Policing Report « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Recall his blustering campaign rhetoric about defeating the Taliban; recall the public commitment last
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Recall his blustering campaign rhetoric about defeating the Taliban; recall the public commitment last December of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to strengthen military bases in Afghanistan.
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Recall his blustering campaign rhetoric about defeating the Taliban; recall the public commitment last December of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to strengthen military bases in Afghanistan.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press Writers 2009
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Recall his blustering campaign rhetoric about defeating the Taliban; recall the public commitment last December of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to strengthen military bases in Afghanistan.
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Now, sir, this kind of blustering and bravado may sound very big up in
A Controversy Between "Erskine" and "W. M." on the Practicability of Suppressing Gambling. 1862
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In the same prolusion, Strada quotes the "blustering" line, afterwards censured by Dryden; but erroneously reads,
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665
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The blustering rudeness of contemporary atheists appears to have driven at least one person closer to God:
A new form of Christian evangelism: atheist conferences « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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Why McKenna's mentioned Alex Salmond in an abysmal piece about some media fodder Rangers footballer and why he believes Salmond will talk about it in an arrogant, boasting or blustering way in parliament is beyond me.
Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans | Kevin McKenna 2011
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I had to look up what rodomontade means and it means arrogant boasting blustering or ranting talk
Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans | Kevin McKenna 2011
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