bluster

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Pompous, officious talk.
2. (countable, uncountable) A gust of wind.
3. (countable, uncountable) Fitful noise and violence.

Verb

1. To speak or protest loudly.
2. To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
3. To blow in strong or sudden gusts (refers to winds).

Synonyms

brag

vaunt

boast

swagger

swash

roar

bluff

rage

😡

blow

rodomontade

gasconade

threat

bully

shout

thunder

🌩️

shoot a line

intimidation

boasting

tout

snarl

bravado

gas

bellow

rhodomontade

bragging

blast

noise

threaten

uproar

storm

gust

braggadocio

roister

rant

racket

scream

😱

yell

frighten

fracas

flurry

fit

bout

blaze

din

craze

ostentation

commotion

noisiness

clatter

boil

Translations

κομπάζω

infuriarsi

fanfarronear

bravear

μανία

toben

😡

fanfaronner

Getöse

bravata

großtun

aufschneiden

renommieren

angeben

bramarbasieren

prahlen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblʌs.tə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blusteren

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: bloasje

In summary

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”).