Bluster
verb
To speak loudly and with little effect, trying to impress or intimidate others.
He was blustering about his great achievements.
Often appears as...
- bluster about
- bluster and brag
noun
Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect.
His words were nothing more than political bluster.
Often appears as...
- political bluster
- empty bluster
noun
A violent gust of wind.
They set sail in the bluster of the winter wind.
Often appears as...
- winter bluster
- bluster of wind
verb
To speak loudly and with little effect, trying to impress or intimidate others.
He was blustering about his great achievements.
Often appears as...
- bluster about
- bluster and brag
noun
Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect.
His words were nothing more than political bluster.
Often appears as...
- political bluster
- empty bluster
noun
A violent gust of wind.
They set sail in the bluster of the winter wind.
Often appears as...
- winter bluster
- bluster of wind
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Empty Threats
Use 'bluster' to describe someone trying to seem stronger or more confident than they are.
Despite his bluster, he was actually quite nervous.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Serious
'Blustering' rarely leads to action, it's more show than substance.
He kept blustering about bringing change, but nothing happened.
Pro Tip 3/3Intimidation Attempt
'Bluster' can imply an attempt to intimidate others or assert dominance.
The manager blustered at the employees, but they remained calm.
Pro Tip 1/3Empty Threats
Use 'bluster' to describe someone trying to seem stronger or more confident than they are.
Despite his bluster, he was actually quite nervous.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Serious
'Blustering' rarely leads to action, it's more show than substance.
He kept blustering about bringing change, but nothing happened.
Pro Tip 3/3Intimidation Attempt
'Bluster' can imply an attempt to intimidate others or assert dominance.
The manager blustered at the employees, but they remained calm.
Pro Tip 1/3Empty Threats
Use 'bluster' to describe someone trying to seem stronger or more confident than they are.
Despite his bluster, he was actually quite nervous.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Serious
'Blustering' rarely leads to action, it's more show than substance.
He kept blustering about bringing change, but nothing happened.
Pro Tip 3/3Intimidation Attempt
'Bluster' can imply an attempt to intimidate others or assert dominance.
The manager blustered at the employees, but they remained calm.
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Video examples
Robots Hunting for Life...
So to finally get to hear the sounds of grains of sand being turned over and the sounds of that very thin atmosphere being blustered around in this crater, it's absolutely incredible.
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Felix Dennis' odes to...
By guile and by bluster, by night and by day, I battered and scattered the fools from my way. And women grew willing to sham and to bluff.
Video examples
Robots Hunting for Life...
So to finally get to hear the sounds of grains of sand being turned over and the sounds of that very thin atmosphere being blustered around in this crater, it's absolutely incredible.
Video examples
Felix Dennis' odes to...
By guile and by bluster, by night and by day, I battered and scattered the fools from my way. And women grew willing to sham and to bluff.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends.
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George Gaynes
American Musician
To build a character like Henry Warnimont required a few weeks and months of work. It turned out he was basically a very kind and generous man, which he covered up with his surface gruffness and surface bluster. And the kind of hopeless quality, that 'everything goes wrong' kind of thing.
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Tom Steyer
American Businessman
I think Donald knows climate change is a serious threat - but he only cares about protecting his luxury coastal properties, not the rest of America. Observing his actions as they relate to his business interests offers the best insight into the man behind the bluster.
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John Sununu
American Politician
After everyone has had a chance to bluster, posture, and pontificate, we are left with one basic question: under any foreseeable circumstance, would it be in our national interest to default on our debt? The answer is unequivocally no.
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Sajid Javid
British Politician
For all its bluster, the BDS campaign is most notable, I think, for its lack of success. Trade is booming; tourism is soaring. The media campaign is full of sound and fury, but to the majority of Britain today, it signifies nothing.
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Eric Metaxas
American Author
Trump errs on the side of bluster sometimes for effect, but I don't think that the people who voted for him, most of them, would ever be for not caring for immigrants or refugees. People in the church know it's our obligation.
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Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
Weddings happen once. That's the point. They're a bluster of confetti and hope all wrapped up in sticky wedding cake and four-year-old girls in big dresses with massive bows.
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Anne Applebaum
American Journalist
Diplomats bluster and bluff, but democracies don't really have that many tools they can use to push back, effectively, against the seductive ideas of dictators.
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Sue Perkins
English Comedian
Bluster - it fortifies me against the outside world. Take away the words, and I am lost.
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David Brin
American Author
Nothing expresses lack of inner confidence like bluster.
Quote examples
John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends.
Quote examples
George Gaynes
American Musician
To build a character like Henry Warnimont required a few weeks and months of work. It turned out he was basically a very kind and generous man, which he covered up with his surface gruffness and surface bluster. And the kind of hopeless quality, that 'everything goes wrong' kind of thing.
Quote examples
Tom Steyer
American Businessman
I think Donald knows climate change is a serious threat - but he only cares about protecting his luxury coastal properties, not the rest of America. Observing his actions as they relate to his business interests offers the best insight into the man behind the bluster.
Quote examples
John Sununu
American Politician
After everyone has had a chance to bluster, posture, and pontificate, we are left with one basic question: under any foreseeable circumstance, would it be in our national interest to default on our debt? The answer is unequivocally no.
Quote examples
Sajid Javid
British Politician
For all its bluster, the BDS campaign is most notable, I think, for its lack of success. Trade is booming; tourism is soaring. The media campaign is full of sound and fury, but to the majority of Britain today, it signifies nothing.
Quote examples
Eric Metaxas
American Author
Trump errs on the side of bluster sometimes for effect, but I don't think that the people who voted for him, most of them, would ever be for not caring for immigrants or refugees. People in the church know it's our obligation.
Quote examples
Claudia Winkleman
English Entertainer
Weddings happen once. That's the point. They're a bluster of confetti and hope all wrapped up in sticky wedding cake and four-year-old girls in big dresses with massive bows.
Quote examples
Anne Applebaum
American Journalist
Diplomats bluster and bluff, but democracies don't really have that many tools they can use to push back, effectively, against the seductive ideas of dictators.
Quote examples
Sue Perkins
English Comedian
Bluster - it fortifies me against the outside world. Take away the words, and I am lost.
Quote examples
David Brin
American Author
Nothing expresses lack of inner confidence like bluster.
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