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   bluster

   /ˈblʌstə/

   verb

   • 1. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect: "you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through" Similar rantthunderboastbragswaggerthrow one's weight aboutthrow one's weight aroundbe overbearinglord itvauntbraycrow
   • 2. (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily: "a winter gale blustered against the sides of the house" Similar blow fiercelyblastguststormroarrush

   noun

   • 1. loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect: "their threats contained a measure of bluster"

   Word Origin late Middle English: ultimately imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blusterer noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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