bluster
Plural: blusters
Noun
- noisy confusion and turbulence
- "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
- a swaggering show of courage
- a violent gusty wind
- vain and empty boasting
- Pompous, officious talk.
- A gust of wind.
- Fitful noise and violence.
Verb
Verb Forms: blustered, blustering, blusters
- To talk in a loud, aggressive, or arrogant way.
- blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
- "A southeaster blustered onshore"
- "The flames blustered"
- show off
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- To speak or protest loudly.
- To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
- To blow in strong or sudden gusts (refers to winds).
Examples
- He liked to BLUSTER about his Scrabble prowess, but his scores told a different story.
- When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
blow, boast, brag, braggadocio, bravado, gas, gasconade, rhodomontade, rodomontade, shoot a line, swagger, swash, tout, vaunt, bombast
Scrabble Score: 9
bluster: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbluster: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bluster: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary