blustering
Plural: blusterings
Verb
- blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
- show off
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- present participle and gerund of bluster
Adjective Satellite
- blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
- "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"
Noun
- A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
- Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
Adj
- Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
- Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
- Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
Origin / Etymology
By surface analysis, bluster + -ing.
Synonyms
blow, bluster, blusterous, blustery, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swagger, swash, tout, vaunt, braggartry, swaggering
Scrabble Score: 13
blustering: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblustering: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blustering: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary