bluster
verb/ˈblʌstə(r)/
/ˈblʌstər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bluster | /ˈblʌstə(r)/ /ˈblʌstər/ |
| he / she / it blusters | /ˈblʌstəz/ /ˈblʌstərz/ |
| past simple blustered | /ˈblʌstəd/ /ˈblʌstərd/ |
| past participle blustered | /ˈblʌstəd/ /ˈblʌstərd/ |
| -ing form blustering | /ˈblʌstərɪŋ/ /ˈblʌstərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] bluster (something) | + speech to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect
- ‘I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered.
- a blustering bully
- [intransitive] (of the wind) to blow violently
- Outside the wind was blustering.
Word Originlate Middle English: ultimately imitative.
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