📖 Definitions of "Blustering"
- 1
To speak or protest loudly.
"When confronted by opposition his reaction was to bluster, which often cowed the meek."
- 2
To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
- 3
To blow in strong or sudden gusts.
- 1
A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
- 2
Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
- 1
Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
- 2
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
- 3
Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
🔄 Synonyms of "Blustering"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| blusterous | (of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts. |
| blustery | Accompanied by strong wind. |
| gusty | Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blustering"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gusty | Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous. |
| stormynoun | Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain. |
| boreasnoun | (Greek mythology) The god of the North Wind. |
| railernoun | One who rails. |
| blellumnoun | a babbler |
| blusterationnoun | blustering |
| blorenoun | (obsolete) The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast. |
| blarenoun | A loud sound. |
| windbaggerynoun | The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather. |
| blowingverb | The act of one who blows, or that which blows. |
| piss and windnoun | (derogatory) Bluster; windbaggery. |
| whuffnoun | A blowing or puffing noise. |
| bluffnoun | (countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio. |
| bombilationnoun | A humming or booming sound. |
| buglingnoun | The act of playing a bugle. |
| bellowingnoun | The sound produced when someone or something bellows |
| blowoutnoun | (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory. |
| blowoffnoun | A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately. |
| roaringnoun | A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar. |
| ballyhoonoun | (informal) Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. |
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