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Blus"ter (&unr_;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blustered (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Blustering.] [Allied to blast.]
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1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be windy and boisterous, as the weather.
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And ever-threatening storms
Of Chaos blustering round. Milton.
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2. To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to play the bully; to storm; to rage.
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Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic tyrants. Burke.
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Blus"ter, v. t. To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully.
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He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable blasphemy. Sir T. More.
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As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a perfect obedience to his commands. Fuller.
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Blus"ter, n. 1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds; boisterousness.
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To the winds they set
Their corners, when with bluster to confound
Sea, air, and shore. Milton.
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2. Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language. L'Estrange.
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Syn. -- Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion; boasting; swaggering; bullying.
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