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Meanings of bluster in English

Catalan
bravata

Vain and empty boasting.

        bravata
        Portuguese
        vangloriar-se
        Catalan
        gallejar
        Spanish
        alardear

        To show off.

            vangloriar-se
            Portuguese
            bravata
            Catalan
            bravata

            A swaggering show of courage.

                  bravata
                  Usage of bluster in English
                  1
                  Despite his bluster, I noticed that he was keeping clear of Steakhouse.
                  Darkness on the edge of town
                  2
                  The event was not a clear win for Washington, despite Trump's bluster.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  Few people will take Nick Clegg's latest bluster on tax fairness seriously.
                  The Guardian
                  4
                  At the time it was easy to dismiss Ellison's statements as bluster.
                  Wired
                  5
                  So underneath the bluster, Batou was afraid his new look was disturbing.
                  Ghost in the Shell
                  6
                  However, he did the natural thing: he replied with bluster and mockery.
                  The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
                  7
                  For once in his life he descended to bluster and ferocious inhumanity.
                  Medieval Europe
                  8
                  They bluster when they are courted; they crouch when they are oppressed.
                  Remember the Alamo
                  9
                  His bluster and gasconade desert him, and leave him in pitiful case.
                  French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
                  10
                  All the threats and bluster of Germany have failed to cow him.
                  The Land of Deepening Shadow: Germany-at-War
                  11
                  Nix has since told investigators that was nothing more than baseless bluster.
                  Wired
                  12
                  His quiet insistence made Archer feel the clumsiness of his own bluster.
                  The Age of Innocence
                  13
                  In spite of all his bluster and swagger, he's still easily impressed.
                  The last illusion
                  14
                  The Indians began to bluster, to talk loud and to grow insolent.
                  Christopher Carson, Familiarly Known as Kit Carson
                  15
                  At times like this, David's voice loses its bravado and its bluster.
                  The Council of Dads
                  16
                  A man feels mean when the bluster is taken out of him.
                  North America — Volume 2
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                  Bluster through the time
                  Bluster across language varieties
                  Ireland
                  Common
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Common