blusterverb [ I ]
uk/ˈblʌs.tər/us/ˈblʌs.tɚ/bluster verb [ I ] (PERSON)
to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect:
[ + speech ] "You had no right to do it, no right at all," he blustered.
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Talking angrily
- bite
- bite sb's head off idiom
- bite/snap sb's head off idiom
- diatribe
- edge
- head
- hit
- jump
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- piece
- rant
- rave
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snarl
- spit sth out
- tear 1
- tear into sb/sth
- tirade
- tut
- upbraid
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bluster verb [ I ] (WIND)
If the wind blusters, it blows strongly:
A gale was blustering around the house.
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Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- draught
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- wind gauge
- windsock
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bluster
noun [ U ] ukus
I knew that it was all bluster and he wasn't really angry with me.