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adjective

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as in blustery

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as in brazen

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verb

present participle of bluster
as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly the rude customer blustered and yelled threats about lawsuits, but eventually left

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Recent Examples of blustering
Adjective
Without the distracting histrionics of the blustering Republican nominee, the Vance-Walz face-off could prove more substantive than the two presidential debates that took place this summer. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
Juxtaposed to Colman Domingo’s blustering portrayal of Joe Jackson and Jaafar Jackson’s uncanny performance as his late uncle Michael, Long has found a way to make silence load-bearing. — Zeba Blay, SELF, 21 Apr. 2026 Eddie, a blustering man who’s often the loudest to laugh at the fat jokes hurled his way, is on the cusp of landing a new contract for his own variety show at CBS, a much larger network than his and Maggie’s current employer. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blustering
  1. blustery
  2. brazen
  3. huffing
  4. violent
  5. shrill
  6. raving
  7. raging
  8. strident
Adjective
  • Tens of thousands of residents were still without power Saturday due to the blustery conditions, ongoing fires and precautionary power shutoffs intended to prevent new blazes, according to utility providers.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Saturday will be chilly and blustery, with wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph, and highs only in the low to mid-50s, feeling more like November.
    — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blustery
Adjective
  • Lovato’s dress, courtesy of Fanci Club, was a deep shade of eggplant purple and topped off with a scarlet-red lace bralette, making for a brazen club-friendly outfit only enhanced by the even more noticeable shoes.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The photos and trailer released Thursday show Boyle as a brazen, ambitious college student who teams up with Garner’s brainy Ellison to launch their own cryptocurrency business.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of brazen
Verb
  • Sandra Hüller storms in briefly, huffing and puffing, as Digger’s sister, Emma.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026
Definition of huffing
Adjective
  • That, in turn, reveals a family history of violent gravitational instability caused by events like giant collisions and planetary ejections.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The show, which can certainly be tense, spends more time on being funny than violent.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of violent
Adjective
  • With a soprano voice that’s sharp but never shrill, O’Donovan can levitate a heartfelt melody over just about any kind of accompaniment.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrill
Verb
  • The firming, plumping cream is a favorite at Vogue HQ—beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden has been raving about this oil-in-gel.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Our young programming team was raving about Rhys Marc Jones’s ‘Black Church Bay,’ a thriller starring Joe Locke, who is also one of our guests.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of raving
Adjective
  • His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry.
    — Sarah Kent, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018
Definition of raging
Adjective
  • Actor Mark Ruffalo, one of the deal’s most strident critics, has vowed to continue the fight.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The framework from Democratic Majority for Israel takes a less strident view on Netanyahu, who faces another election this month.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of strident

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“Blustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blustering. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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