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Synonyms
blus·ter (blŭśtər)

[Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
    1. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
    2. To brag or make loud, empty threats.

transitive verb 

To force or bully with swaggering threats.

noun 

  1. A violent, gusty wind.
  2. Turbulence or noisy confusion.
  3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.

derivatives

bluśter·er
noun
bluśter·y
adjective