English dictionary
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English noun: bluster | |||
| 1. | bluster (state) noisy confusion and turbulence | ||
| Samples | He was awakened by the bluster of their preparations. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confusion | ||
| 2. | bluster (communication) a swaggering show of courage | ||
| Synonyms | bravado | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fanfare, flash, ostentation | ||
| 3. | bluster (phenomenon) a violent gusty wind | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blast, blow, gust | ||
| 4. | bluster (communication) vain and empty boasting | ||
| Synonyms | braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise | ||
English verb: bluster | |||
| 1. | bluster (weather) blow hard; be gusty, as of wind | ||
| Samples | A southeaster blustered onshore. The flames blustered. | ||
| Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
| 2. | bluster (communication) show off | ||
| Synonyms | blow, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crow, gloat, puff, triumph | ||
| 3. | bluster (body) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | ||
| Synonyms | swagger, swash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
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