bluster
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Definitions
Noun
noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
Noun
a swaggering show of courage
Noun
a violent gusty wind
Noun
vain and empty boasting
Verb
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
Verb
show off
Verb
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Synonyms
blow
boast
brag
braggadocio
bravado
gas
gasconade
rhodomontade
rodomontade
shoot a line
swagger
swash
tout
vaunt
More General Terms
act
amplify
behave
blast
blow
boast
boasting
confusion
do
exaggerate
fanfare
flash
gust
hyperbolise
hyperbolize
jactitation
magnify
ostentation
overdraw
overstate
self-praise