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blustery

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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.

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

bluster·er n.
bluster·y, bluster·ous adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.blustery - 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"
2.blustery - noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
domineering - tending to domineer

blustery
adjective gusty, wild, violent, stormy, windy, tempestuous, inclement, squally, blusterous a cool, blustery day
Translations
blustery [ˈblʌstərɪ] ADJ [wind] → tempestuoso; [day] → de mucho viento
blustery [ˈblʌstəri] adj [weather] → venteux/euse, à bourrasques; [wind] → qui souffle en rafales
blustery
adj wind, daystürmisch
blustery [ˈblʌstərɪ] adj (wind) → a raffiche; (day) → ventoso/a; (weather) → burrascoso/a
blustery [ˈblʌstərɪ] adj (wind) → a raffiche; (day) → ventoso/a; (weather) → burrascoso/a


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