blustering
noun, adjective
Also a form of bluster
Forms blusterings
- noun A noisy blowing, as of a blast of wind.
- noun Swaggering; braggartry; noisy pretension.
- adjective Engaged in or involving the process of blustering, speaking or protesting loudly.
- adjective Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
- adjective Very windy; (of wind) blowing very strongly, blustery.
Synonyms
Etymology
By surface analysis, bluster + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy; tumultuous.
- adjective Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering; boisterous. "A blustering fellow." L'Estrange.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “blustering”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details