bluster
Meaning
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- Pompous, officious talk.
- A gust of wind.
- Fitful noise and violence.
Synonyms
shoot a line
throw one’s weight about
blat out
throw one’s weight around
be overbearing
be blatant
bluster out threats
deafening noise
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblʌs.tə/
Etymology
From Middle English blusteren (“to wander about aimlessly”); however, apparently picking up the modern sense from Middle Low German blüstren (“to blow violently”; compare later Low German blustern, blistern). Related to blow, blast. Compare also Saterland Frisian bloasje (“to blow”), bruusje (“to bluster”).
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