| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Bluster.[Websters]
2. To be squalled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have roared, raved, boomed or pealed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be vaunted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have boasted, swaggered or swanked. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be broiled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have bragged or bounced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be ramped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have dined, clamoured, clattered, rumbled or blared. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have bellowed or howled.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb bluster.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bluster) | 1. Blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered".[Wordnet]. 2. Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner.[Wordnet]. 3. Show off.[Wordnet]. 4. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.[Websters]. 5. 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.[Websters]. 6. To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: blustering, blustered, blusters, blusterer, blusterers, blusteringly and blusteredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BLUSTERED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1779. (references) |
Specialty Definition: bluster
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To be loud, noisy or swaggering; to bully; to purr; to swagger; as a turbulent or boasting person.. | 2: [Verb] To roar, and be tumultuous, as wind; to be boisterous; to be windy;; to hurry.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] A gust of wind. (references) | 2: [Noun] Fitful noise and violence. (references) | 3: [Noun] Pompous, officious talk. (references) | 4: [Verb] To speak or protest loudly. When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek. (references) |
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Common Expressions: bluster
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bluster Kong | Bluster Kong is a fictional ape created for the animated series based off of the Super NES game Donkey Kong Country. Voiced by Donald Burda, he did not appear in any of the video games the show was based on, and therefore (according to some) not a part of the Donkey Kong canon. He serves as comic relief. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: bluster
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| To bluster | Slang in 1811 | TO BLUSTER. To talk big, to hector or bully. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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