bluster
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈblʌstər/
:
alboroto
- The storm brought heavy winds and bluster that rattled windows all night.
Examples
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[ Blusters ]
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Feldspar alluromancer, infinite powders, bluster, cyanide foam and language outside music red shifting cascade of empty rhythms.
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Not so with me, which is where all the bluster obtains.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was a lot of bluster.
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But the bluster ran thin and shrill.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is all post-storm bluster that will do NOTHING to get power restored faster when the next storm hits.
Blog text (6) -
I've known too many hellcats not to know... what's behind all that blaze and bluster.
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[ Blusters ]
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Here comic bluster—"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania"—offers hope of freedom.
Academic text (1998) -
Amid the bluster of holiday preparations, winter's onset goes virtually unnoticed.
Synonyms
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
31
6.8
A loud, confused noise made by people arguing or shouting
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4.1
Busy, noisy movement in a place with many people
17
5.1
A loud, confused noise made by a crowd
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9.6
A noisy, confused situation with many people and activity
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9.9
A noisy disturbance among people in one place
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Etymology
Bluster can mean noisy confusion or a rush of activity because people thought busy, loud places were like wind that rushes and makes a mess, so a bluster is a turbulent, noisy disturbance.