bluster
bluster Lexical Profile
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• noun
Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little substance or effect; empty boasting or threats.
"Beneath all his aggressive bluster at the negotiating table, he was eager to reach a compromise."
Boisterous, noisy, and gusty blowing of the wind or a storm.
"We hurried indoors to escape the cold autumn bluster sweeping off the lake."
• verb
To talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little real effect.
"The manager began to bluster when asked to explain the missing financial records."
To blow fiercely and noisily in strong gusts (especially of wind or a storm).
"The winter wind continued to bluster against the cabin windows all night."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 15th century, likely of Low German or Dutch origin (compare East Frisian blüstern, meaning 'to blow violently'), ultimately imitative of the sound of gusting wind and related to the Germanic root of 'blow' and 'blast'.