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Definition of bluster verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. [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
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. [intransitive] (of the wind) to blow violently
    • Outside the wind was blustering.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: ultimately imitative.
See bluster in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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