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- Dictionaryblusterous/ˈblʌstərəs/
adjective
- 1. characterized by strong winds; stormy: "the weather turned wintry and blusterous"
- 2. loud and aggressive: "a blusterous speech"
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6 days ago · blowing in violent and abrupt bursts.
Synonyms for BLUSTEROUS: blustery, bombastic, egotistical, swaggering, cocky, boastful, egoistical, bumptious; Antonyms of BLUSTEROUS: modest, humble, timid, diffident, egoless, meek, uncomplacent, unassertive.
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, blus′ter·ous adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
loud, angry, or offended talk, usually with little effect: I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me. His tough talk amounts to no more than macho bluster. More examples.
1. : to utter with noisy self-assertiveness. "I don't want to hear it!" he blustered. 2. : to drive or force by blustering.
Aug 31, 2023 · blusterous (comparative more blusterous, superlative most blusterous) Tending to bluster. (of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts. Synonyms: blustery, gusty
verb. If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended. 'That's lunacy,' he blustered. [VERB with quote] He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes. [VERB] Synonyms: boast, swagger, talk big [slang] More Synonyms of bluster.
