blus·ter (bl s t r)v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters v.intr. 1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm. 2. a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner. b. To brag or make loud, empty threats. v.tr. To force or bully with swaggering threats. n. 1. A violent, gusty wind. 2. Turbulence or noisy confusion. 3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats. [Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.] blus ter·er n.blus ter·y, bluster·ous adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | blusterous - blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind" stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" |
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