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1. bluster - noun

· noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"

Hypernym(s): confusion




2. bluster - noun

· a swaggering show of courage

Synonym(s): bravado

Hypernym(s): ostentation, fanfare, flash




3. bluster - noun

· a violent gusty wind

Hypernym(s): gust, blast, blow




4. bluster - noun

· vain and empty boasting

Synonym(s): braggadocio, rodomontade, rhodomontade

Hypernym(s): boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation




5. bluster - verb

· blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

Hypernym(s): blow




6. bluster - verb

· show off

Synonym(s): boast, tout, swash, shoot_a_line, brag, gas, blow, vaunt, gasconade

Hypernym(s): overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify




7. bluster - verb

· act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

Synonym(s): swagger, swash

Hypernym(s): act, behave, do





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