bluster
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- noun
- /ˈblʌstər/
- Even in the bluster of the winter winds, the children played joyfully in the snow.
Examples
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Mother Nature's bluster plucked fall's leaves off the trees and sent them swirling across the parkway like pieces of colored glass in a kaleidoscope.
Blog text (20) -
We had to postpone our picnic due to the bluster that swept across the coast.
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Creedence music plays above the bluster of wind.
Fiction book (1998) -
A sudden bluster raised the poncho over my head and covered my eyes.
Fiction book (1990) -
The bluster of the storm rattled the windows all night long.
Synonyms
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2.6
A sudden strong burst of wind
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1.0
A wind that blows very hard and can move things
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8.8
A very strong storm with winds that can damage things
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3.0
A storm with very strong winds that can cause damage
A sudden powerful change that makes many people excited
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Etymology
Bluster comes from an old word meaning 'to blow', so it was first used for strong, noisy wind; imagine a violent blow or blast shaking trees, and that's why bluster means a gusty storm.