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Blustering — Blus ter*ing, a. 1. Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous. [1913 Webster] A tempest and a blustering day. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering; boisterous. A blustering fellow. L Estrange.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blustering — index disorderly, orgulous, orotund Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Blustering — Bluster Blus ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blustered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blustering}.] [Allied to blast.] [1913 Webster] 1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather. [1913 Webster] And ever… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blustering — adj. blowing in loud and abrupt bursts (as in blustering winds ); boisterous blus·ter || blÊŒstÉ™ n. noise of waves; noise of a strong wind; boastfulness; threat v. rage, roar, storm; shout; boast, swagger … English contemporary dictionary
blustering — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑blusterous, ↑blustery • Similar to: ↑stormy … Useful english dictionary
blustering — Synonyms and related words: abusive, aeolian, airish, airy, anarchic, angry, blaring, blasty, blatant, blatting, blowy, bludgeoning, blusterous, blustery, boisterous, boreal, brassy, brawling, brazen, breezy, brisk, browbeating, bulldozing,… … Moby Thesaurus
blustering — a. 1. Windy, stormy, tempestuous, squally, gusty, tumultuous, turbulent, noisy, roaring. 2. Swaggering, boasting, bragging, braggart, blattering, pompous, assuming, important, arrogant, swelling, big, bullying, vaporing, self sufficient … New dictionary of synonyms
Fraggle Rock — For the animated television series, see Fraggle Rock (animated TV series). Fraggle Rock Also known as Jim Henson s Fraggle Rock Created by Jim Henson … Wikipedia
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bluster — [[t]blʌ̱stə(r)[/t]] blusters, blustering, blustered 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. [V with quote] That s lunacy, he… … English dictionary
