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bluster 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈbləstər/,
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blusters, 3rd person singular present; blustered, past participle; blustering, present participle; blustered, past tense;
  1. Talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
    • - you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through
    • - “I don't care what he says,” I blustered
    • - a blustering bully
  2. (of a storm, wind, or rain) Blow or beat fiercely and noisily
    • - a winter gale blustered against the sides of the house
    • - the blustering wind
Noun
  1. Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect
    • - their threats contained a measure of bluster
  1. blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
  2. noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"
  3. boast: show off
  4. bravado: a swaggering show of courage
  5. a violent gusty wind
  6. swagger: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
  7. braggadocio: vain and empty boasting
  8. blustering(a): blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; "blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia"; "a cold blustery day"; "a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind"
  9. (Blusters) Boasting is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright.
  10. Pompous, officious talk; A gust of wind; Fitful noise and violence; To speak or protest loudly; To blow in strong or sudden gusts
  11. [Old German blustern = "to flutter or flap the wings in alarm like a frightened dove, etc." (OED).] Words a-plenty, but largely devoid of coherence or meaning; in the spotlights, but with nothing substantive to say. Example: TO FOLLOW. ...
  12. To talk big, to hector or bully.