bluster has definitions from the field of meteorology
1
[ noun ] noisy confusion and turbulence

Examples

"he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"

Related terms

confusion

2
[ verb ] show off

Used in print

(Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)

`` I never felt better in my life '' , Fiske blustered .

3
[ verb ] (meteorology) blow hard; be gusty, as of wind

Examples

"A southeaster blustered onshore" "The flames blustered."

Related terms

blow

4
[ noun ] a swaggering show of courage

Synonyms

bravado

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

The Vice_President said with a slight bluster , `` There is n't anyone who loves the President more_than I do .

Related terms

ostentation boast

5
[ verb ] act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

Synonyms

swash swagger

Related terms

act loudmouth

6
[ noun ] (meteorology) a violent gusty wind

Related terms

gust

7
[ noun ] vain and empty boasting

Related terms

boast boast

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