bluster: Meaning and Definition of

blus•ter

Pronunciation: (blus'tur), [key]
— v.i.
  1. to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
  2. to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing.
—v.t.
  1. to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd.
—n.
  1. boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of the streets.
  2. noisy, empty threats or protests; inflated talk: bluff and bluster.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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