Definitions for bluster
ˈblʌs tərblus·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blusternoun

   noisy confusion and turbulence

   "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"

2. bravado, blusternoun

   a swaggering show of courage

3. blusternoun

   a violent gusty wind

4. braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontadeverb

   vain and empty boasting

5. blusterverb

   blow hard; be gusty, as of wind

   "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

6. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconadeverb

   show off

7. swagger, bluster, swashverb

   act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blusternoun

   Pompous, officious talk.

2. blusternoun

   A gust of wind.

3. blusternoun

   Fitful noise and violence.

4. blusterverb

   To speak or protest loudly.

   When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.

5. blusterverb

   To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.

6. blusterverb

   To blow in strong or sudden gusts.

7. Etymology: From blüstren

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blusternoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Roar; noise; tumult.

   The skies look grimly,
   And threaten present blusters. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   To the winds they set
   Their corners; when with bluster to confound
   Sea, air, and shore. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 665.

   So, by the brazen trumpet’s bluster,
   Troops of all tongues and nations muster. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Boast; boisterousness; turbulence; fury.

   Spare thy Athenian cradle, and those kin,
   Which in the bluster of thy wrath must fall
   With those that have offended. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   A coward makes a great deal more bluster than a man of honour. Roger L'Estrange.

2. To BLUSTERverb

   Etymology: supposed from blast.

   1. To roar as a storm; to be violent and loud.

   Earth his uncouth mother was,
   And blust’ring Æolus his boasted fire. Edmund Spenser.

   So now he storms with many a sturdy stoure;
   So now his blust’ring blast each coast doth scour. Edmund Spenser.

   2. To bully; to puff; to swagger; to be tumultuous.

   My heart’s too big to bear this, says a blustering fellow; I’ll destroy myself. Sir, says the gentleman, here’s a dagger at your service; so the humour went off. Roger L'Estrange.

   Either he must sink to a downright confession, or else he must huff and bluster, till perhaps he raise a counter-storm. Government of the Tongue.

   Virgil had the majesty of a lawful prince, and Statius only the blustering of a tyrant. John Dryden, Spanish Friar, Dedication.

   There let him reign the jailor of the wind;
   With hoarse commands his breathing subjects call,
   And boast and bluster in his empty hall. John Dryden, Æneid.

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1. bluster

   Bluster is loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect, typically used to display power or confidence but lacking real substance or effectiveness. It can also refer to violent gusts or turbulent weather.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blusterverb

   to blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather

2. Blusterverb

   to talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to play the bully; to storm; to rage

3. Blusterverb

   to utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully

4. Blusternoun

   fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness

5. Blusternoun

   noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bluster

   blus′tėr, v.i. to make a noise like a blast of wind: to bully or swagger.—n. a blast or roaring as of the wind: bullying or boasting language: a storm of anger.—n. Blus′tering, a noisy blowing as of a blast: swaggering: noisy pretension.—adj. stormy: tumultuous: boastful.—adv. Blus′teringly.—adjs. Blus′terous (Shak.) noisy: boastful; Blus′tery, stormy: (Carlyle) swaggering. [An augmentative of Blast.]

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Confusion
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1. subtler

2. butlers

3. bustler

4. brustle

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bluster in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bluster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bluster in a Sentence

1. Ashoka Mody:

   Pulling the plug on Greece would have potentially catastrophic consequences, the ECB's threats are completely empty. Despite all the bluster, it has no choice. The ECB has to ask itself how it can stabilize the financial system, not undermine it.

2. Adam Schiff:

   The wrecking ball it created now has banged into our British allies and our German allies, it's continuing to grow in terms of damage, and he needs to put an end to this, now maybe this is the way he conducted his real estate business, with half-truths and sometimes no-truths and a lot of bluster. That, in my opinion, is no way to run a business. But it's an even worse way to run a country.

3. Brian Deschanel:

   A thou shalt not bluster the lesser, forasmuchas equilibrium aligns the once all mighty before the frail, for mercy.

4. President Barack Obama:

   That's just hot air. That's bluster. That's not serious, there's another word for it that starts with a 'b' - it's baloney.

5. Frances Hudson:

   (Trump's decision) has been so well covered, it's probably all in the price by now. And most recent commentary seems to be that after all the bluster, he may only partially withdraw from the deal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bluster
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bluster
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bluster
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluster
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bluster