bluster Definition

bluster
verb blustered, blustering

intr
1. To speak in a boasting, angry or threatening way, often to hide fear.

Thesaurus: rant, rave, brag, show off, gloat, shoot off one's mouth (slang), crow, roister.
intr
2. Said of the wind or waves, etc: to blow or move roughly.
3. To say something in a boasting, angry or threatening way.

noun

1. Speech that is ostentatiously boasting, angry or threatening.
2. The roaring noise of the wind or sea on a rough day.

Derivative: blusterer
noun

Derivative: blustering
adj

Derivative: blusteringly
adverb

Derivative: blustery
adj

Said of the weather: rough and windy.
Thesaurus: gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, wild, windy, tumultuous; Antonym: calm.

Etymology: 16c: probably from German dialect blustern to blow violently.