单词 | bluster |
释义 | bluster —blusterer, n. —blusteringly, adv. —blustery, blusterous, adj. —blusterously, adv. /blus"teuhr/, v.i. 1. to roar and be tumultuous, as wind. 2. to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests: He blusters about revenge but does nothing. v.t. 3. to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd. n. 4. boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of the streets. 5. noisy, empty threats or protests; inflated talk: bluff and bluster. [1520-30; perh. < LG blustern, blüstern to blow violently; cf. ON blastr blowing, hissing] Syn. 2. rant, brag, boast, gloat. 3. threaten, storm, bully. |
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