blusterous

blus•ter v. [no object]

boisterous noise and violence: the bluster of a storm at sea.
noisy, empty threats or protests:That's just bluster; he has no real intention of firing you.

blus•ter•er, n. [countable]
blus•ter•ing•ly, adv.
blus•ter•ous, adj.

blus•ter v.i.

to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
to be loud, noisy, or swaggering;
utter loud, empty menaces or protests:He blusters about revenge but does nothing.

v.t.

Low German blustern, blüstern to blow violently; compare Old Norse blāstr blowing, hissing
perh. 1520–30

blus′ter•er, n.
blus′ter•ing•ly, adv.
blus′ter•y, blus′ter•ous, adj.
blus′ter•ous•ly, adv.

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bluster /ˈblʌstə/ vb

to speak or say loudly or boastfully
to act in a bullying way
(transitive,) followed by into: to force or attempt to force (a person) into doing something by behaving thus
(intransitive) (of the wind) to be noisy or gusty

Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Middle Low German blüsteren to storm, blow violentlyˈblusterer n ˈblustery, ˈblusterous adj

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