blustering
Definition
- Adjective:
- Characterized by strong, noisy, and often violent wind or weather.
- Describing speech or behavior that is loud, boastful, domineering, or full of empty threats.
Usage
- As an adjective describing weather:
- The blustering wind made it difficult to walk.
- We took shelter from the blustering storm.
- As an adjective describing a person or their manner:
- His blustering speech failed to convince the audience.
- The manager's blustering tone intimidated the new employees.
Advanced Usage
- "Blustering" can be used to describe a force or phenomenon that is tumultuous and noisy, not just wind.
- The blustering applause filled the concert hall.
- It can imply a lack of substance behind the noise or force.
- His blustering promises turned out to be empty.
Variants and Related Words
- Bluster (verb/noun): To talk or act in a noisy, boastful, or threatening way; or the noise/behavior itself.
- He tends to bluster when he's angry.
- Her speech was full of empty bluster.
- Blusterous (adjective): Synonymous with , especially regarding weather.
- We faced blusterous conditions at sea.
- Blustery (adjective): Describing weather characterized by strong, gusty winds.
- It was a cold, blustery day.
Synonyms
- Boisterous: Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; or (of weather) wild and stormy.
- Gusty: Characterized by or blowing in gusts (sudden strong rushes of wind).
- Bombastic: High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
- Swaggering: Behaving in a very confident or arrogant manner.
Related Phrases
- Full of bluster: Describing someone who makes a lot of loud, empty threats or boasts.
- The politician was full of bluster but short on details.
- Bluster one's way: To achieve something through loud, aggressive, or intimidating behavior.
- He tried to bluster his way through the interview.
Idioms
- All bluster and no bite: Used to describe someone who makes loud threats but is not willing or able to carry them out.
- Don't worry about his anger; he's all bluster and no bite.
Adjective
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blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
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blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia
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a cold blustery day
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a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind
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