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单词 blustering
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blustering

adjective

blus·​ter·​ing ˈblə-st(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce blustering (audio)
1
: blowing in stormy gusts
blustering winds
2
: speaking loudly and aggressively
a blustering bully
blusteringly adverb
This rather prompted the question of why Apple had been so confident of its encryption powers. Was it merely naïve in its belief in its own technical competence? Blusteringly overconfident? Michael Wolff

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

blustering 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in blustery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • blustery
  • raging
  • violent
  • turbulent
  • stormy
  • tempestuous
  • tumultuous
  • brutal
  • wild
  • severe
  • harsh
  • rugged
  • rough
  • unsettled
  • inclement
  • bleak
  • roily
  • unquiet
  • squally
  • raw
  • nasty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • placid
  • calm
  • quiet
  • serene
  • peaceful
  • tranquil
  • clear
  • halcyon
  • sunny
  • cloudless
  • bright
  • fair
  • sunshiny
  • clement
  • unclouded
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2
as in brazen

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • brazen
  • strident
  • shrill
  • brassy
  • blaring
  • boisterous
  • booming
  • dissonant
  • earsplitting
  • raucous
  • cacophonous
  • rowdy
  • vocal
  • loudmouthed
  • grating
  • outspoken
  • rackety
  • squawking
  • uproarious
  • caterwauling
  • vociferating
  • vociferous
  • yawping
  • robustious
  • yowling
  • obstreperous
  • blatant
  • noisy
  • clamorous
  • discordant
  • clamant
  • clangorous
  • dinning
  • yauping
  • vociferant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • silent
  • quiet
  • calm
  • still
  • noiseless
  • subdued
  • hushed
  • soundless
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blustering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bluster
as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly the rude customer blustered and yelled threats about lawsuits, but eventually left

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • huffing
  • raving
  • ranting
  • fulminating
  • spouting
  • raging
  • pontificating
  • storming
  • bloviating
  • blaring
  • haranguing
  • speaking out
  • declaiming
  • orating
  • blowing
  • speaking up
  • sounding off
  • bolting
  • carrying on
  • blurting (out)
  • taking on
  • mouthing (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • muttering
  • murmuring
  • whispering
  • grunting
  • slurring
  • breathing
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