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bluster

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bluster in WordNet English dictionary

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