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Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. t.
To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering;
to bully.
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He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable
blasphemy. --Sir T. More.
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As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a
perfect obedience to his commands. --Fuller.
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Bluster \Blus"ter\, n.
1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds;
boisterousness.
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To the winds they set
Their corners, when with bluster to confound
Sea, air, and shore. --Milton.
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2. Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful
language. --L'Estrange.
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Syn: Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion;
boasting; swaggering; bullying.
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Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blustered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Blustering}.] [Allied to blast.]
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1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be
windy and boisterous, as the weather.
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And ever-threatening storms
Of Chaos blustering round. --Milton.
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2. To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or
boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to
play the bully; to storm; to rage.
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Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic
tyrants. --Burke.
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