bluster
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blus·ter
(blŭs′tər)v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters
v.intr.
1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
2.
a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner.
b. To brag or make loud, empty threats.
v.tr.
To force or bully with swaggering threats.
n.
1. A violent, gusty wind.
2. Turbulence or noisy confusion.
3. Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats.
[Middle English blusteren, from Middle Low German blüsteren.]
blus′ter·er n.
blus′ter·y, blus′ter·ous adj.
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bluster
(ˈblʌstə)vb
1. to speak or say loudly or boastfully
2. to act in a bullying way
3. (foll by: into) to force or attempt to force (a person) into doing something by behaving thus
4. (intr) (of the wind) to be noisy or gusty
n
5. boisterous talk or action; swagger
6. empty threats or protests
7. a strong wind; gale
[C15: probably from Middle Low German blüsteren to storm, blow violently]
ˈblusterer n
ˈblustering n, adj
ˈblusteringly, ˈblusterously adv
ˈblustery, ˈblusterous adj
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blus•ter
(ˈblʌs tər)v.i.
1. to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
2. to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty threats.
v.t. 3. to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd.
n. 4. boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of a storm at sea.
5. noisy, empty threats.
[1520–30]
blus′ter•er, n.
blus′ter•ing•ly, adv.
blus′ter•y, blus′ter•ous, adj.
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bluster
Past participle: blustered
Gerund: blustering
| Imperative |
|---|
| bluster |
| bluster |
| Present |
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| I bluster |
| you bluster |
| he/she/it blusters |
| we bluster |
| you bluster |
| they bluster |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I blustered |
| you blustered |
| he/she/it blustered |
| we blustered |
| you blustered |
| they blustered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am blustering |
| you are blustering |
| he/she/it is blustering |
| we are blustering |
| you are blustering |
| they are blustering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have blustered |
| you have blustered |
| he/she/it has blustered |
| we have blustered |
| you have blustered |
| they have blustered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was blustering |
| you were blustering |
| he/she/it was blustering |
| we were blustering |
| you were blustering |
| they were blustering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had blustered |
| you had blustered |
| he/she/it had blustered |
| we had blustered |
| you had blustered |
| they had blustered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bluster |
| you will bluster |
| he/she/it will bluster |
| we will bluster |
| you will bluster |
| they will bluster |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have blustered |
| you will have blustered |
| he/she/it will have blustered |
| we will have blustered |
| you will have blustered |
| they will have blustered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be blustering |
| you will be blustering |
| he/she/it will be blustering |
| we will be blustering |
| you will be blustering |
| they will be blustering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been blustering |
| you have been blustering |
| he/she/it has been blustering |
| we have been blustering |
| you have been blustering |
| they have been blustering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been blustering |
| you will have been blustering |
| he/she/it will have been blustering |
| we will have been blustering |
| you will have been blustering |
| they will have been blustering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been blustering |
| you had been blustering |
| he/she/it had been blustering |
| we had been blustering |
| you had been blustering |
| they had been blustering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bluster |
| you would bluster |
| he/she/it would bluster |
| we would bluster |
| you would bluster |
| they would bluster |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have blustered |
| you would have blustered |
| he/she/it would have blustered |
| we would have blustered |
| you would have blustered |
| they would have blustered |
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Noun 1. bluster - noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"
2. bluster - a swaggering show of courage
3. bluster - a violent gusty wind
4. bluster - vain and empty boasting
Verb 1. bluster - blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
blow - be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
2. [画像:bluster - show off]bluster - show off
puff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"
exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
3. bluster - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
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bluster
noun
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bluster
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Translations
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bluster
[ˈblʌstəʳ]A. N (= empty threats) → fanfarronadas fpl, bravatas fpl
B. VI [wind] → soplar con fuerza, bramar
C. VT to bluster it out → defenderse echando bravatas, baladronear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bluster
[ˈblʌstər] n
(= boasting) → fanfaronnades fpl
vi
(= speak aggressively) → fulminer
(= boast) → fanfaronner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bluster
vt to bluster one’s way out of it/something → es/etw lautstark abstreiten
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