| VERB | weather | bluster | blow hard |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | bluster, boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, vaunt, gasconade | show off | |
| body | bluster, swagger, swash | act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | |
| NOUN | state | bluster | noisy confusion and turbulence |
| communication | bluster, bravado | a swaggering show of courage | |
| phenomenon | bluster | a violent gusty wind | |
| communication | bluster, braggadocio, rodomontade, rhodomontade | vain and empty boasting |
| Sounds | blah'ster | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | noisy confusion and turbulence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" | |
| Broader | confusion | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably |
| Spanish | estruendo | |
| Meaning | A swaggering show of courage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bravado | |
| Broader | ostentation, fanfare, flash | A gaudy outward display |
| Spanish | bravata, bravuconada, fantasmada | |
| Catalan | bravata, fanfarronada, fanfarroneria, jactància | |
| Verbs | bluster | show off |
| Meaning | A violent gusty wind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | gust, blast, blow | A strong current of air |
| Adjectives | blusterous, blustery | blowing in violent and abrupt bursts |
| Verbs | bluster | blow hard |
| Meaning | vain and empty boasting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | braggadocio, rodomontade, rhodomontade | |
| Broader | boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
| Spanish | bravata, fanfarronada, rhodomontade | |
| Catalan | bravata, rhodomontade | |
| Verbs | bluster | show off |
| Meaning | blow hard; be gusty, as of wind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Examples |
| |
| Broader | blow | Be blowing or storming |
| Spanish | bramar | |
| Nouns | bluster | a violent gusty wind |
| Meaning | show off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Synonyms | boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, vaunt, gasconade | |
| Narrower | gloat, triumph, crow | Dwell on with satisfaction |
| puff | speak in a blustering or scornful manner | |
| Broader | overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
| Spanish | alardear, bravear, dragonear, fachendear, fanfarronear, farolear, gallardear, gloriarse, jactarse, ostentar, presumir, ufanarse, vanagloriarse | |
| Catalan | fanfarronejar, gallejar, jactar-se, vanar-se | |
| Nouns | bluster | a swaggering show of courage |
| bluster | vain and empty boasting | |
| blusterer | a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly | |
| Meaning | Act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | swagger, swash | |
| Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
| Spanish | fanfarronear | |
| Catalan | faronejar | |
| Nouns | blusterer | a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly |
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