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bluster
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bluster in WordNet English dictionary
verb
show off
boast
tout
swash
shoot a line
brag
gas
blow
bluster
vaunt
gasconade
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
swagger
bluster
swash
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
"A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
bluster
noun
a swaggering show of courage
bravado
bluster
vain and empty boasting
braggadocio
bluster
rodomontade
rhodomontade
a violent gusty wind
bluster
noisy confusion and turbulence
"he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
bluster
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