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blustering

blustering

1 6.0
Strong wind that blows in sudden loud gusts
  • adjective
  • /ˈblʌstərɪŋ/
translation icon : tempestuoso
  • I expected a blustering harangue filled with threats concerning what would happen if we slipped the schedule any further.
  • blustering wind
  • pompous and blustering

Examples

  • During the storm, the blustering gales knocked down several trees in the park.

  • The blustering winds made it difficult for the hikers to stay on the trail.

  • The blustering voice of the commander turned to a whisper of fear and then disappeared in the shocked murmur of the crowd.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The intelligent and sensitive "poor knight" who has so lucidly seen through the blustering pretensions of his contemporaries ends up as the consummate idiot, a Don Quijote in reverse, with no chance of recovering his reason.

    Academic text (2003)

  • We decided to stay indoors because of the blustering weather outside.

Synonyms

gusty
vsblustering
11 3.4

A wind that blows in sudden strong bursts

blows more violently and in abrupt bursts rather than brief intermittent surges
blustery
vsblustering
7 4.4

Windy weather with strong gusts that make noise

blows in violent abrupt bursts rather than general sustained movement
boisterous
vsblustering
1 6.4

Very rough and stormy, with strong wind and big waves

blows in abrupt violent bursts rather than generally turbulent motion
blusterous
vsblustering
  • Archaic
7.9

Very strong, noisy wind that blows in sudden bursts

focuses only on violent abrupt bursts rather than on storm noise

Antonyms

gentle
235 1.0

Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch

calm
52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

How Gusty

stormy
33 1.0
blustering
1 6.0
gusty
11 3.4
breezy
8 1.3
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

blustering positive

Morphology

blustering = bluster (transparent) = bluster + ing

The adjective is formed from the verb 'bluster' with the standard '-ing' participial/adjectival ending, preserving the meaning of violent gusts of wind.

Etymology

The word blustering comes from the verb bluster, which suggests a strong, noisy blow ('to blow') like a sudden blast ('strong wind'). So blustering describes wind or weather that blows violently and in loud bursts.