Blusterous

blus·ter  (blstr)

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.

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[Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.]

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bluster·er n.

bluster·y, bluster·ous adj.

Thesaurus

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" blustering, blustery stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"